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Scott Turow Quotes

Postmodernism cost literature its audience Picture Quote #1

Black Beauty,’ by Anna Sewell, remains a star-dusted memory because my mom read it aloud to my sister and me at night for months. I was no more than 7 Picture Quote #1

For thousands and thousands of American kids, libraries are the only safe place they can find to study, a haven free from the dangers of street or the numbing temptations of television. As schools cut back services, the library looms even more important to countless children Picture Quote #1

Like most Americans of my age, I was very impressed by the dynamic capacities of the law, demonstrated by the Civil Rights Movement and then Watergate, animated by Sam Ervin’s mantra that no person is above the law Picture Quote #1

I tend to start with a kernel, a vague concept, and just begin to write things down - notes about a character, lines of dialogue, descriptive passages about a place. One idea fires another. I do that for about a year. By then there’s a story, and I’ll go on to a complete first draft that sews many of those ragtag pieces together Picture Quote #1

I trained as a writer before I became a lawyer. I was headed for a life as an English professor, but that just wasn’t me. I’m not a scholar; I didn’t have a scholar’s attitude toward literature Picture Quote #1

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My sister was a twin, and the other baby died in childbirth, and I was three at the time, and I always kind of thought it haunted me. It was a weird thing. My dad was an ob-gyn, and so it was confusing that the other baby didn’t come home from the hospital Picture Quote #1

I’m an ambitious person, and Harvard makes me feel successful, just having gotten in here. That’s the ugly side of why I’m proud of being at Harvard Law School. Another reason is because there’s a spirit of serious intellectual endeavor here Picture Quote #1

I don’t like re-writing very much. The fourth and the fifth draft - that’s too much like work. There’s not much inspiration about it, and the lawyerly side kicks in - being very careful and somewhat technical Picture Quote #1

Los Angeles for many years had operated with a police department that was far smaller than other police departments had in areas of comparable or larger size, New York and Chicago being the most obvious examples Picture Quote #1

Because I spend so much time traveling, I tend to do most of my reading on the same iPad on which I write. For me, it’s words, not paper, that matter most in the end. This practice has had the additional benefit of greatly reducing the time I spend storming through the house, defaming the mysterious forces who ‘hid my book.’ Picture Quote #1

If the rewards to authors go down, simple economics says there will be fewer authors. It’s not that people won’t burn with the passion to write. The number of people wanting to be novelists is probably not going to decline - but certainly the number of people who are going to be able to make a living as authors is going to dramatically decrease Picture Quote #1

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Libraries function as crucial technology hubs, not merely for free Web access, but those who need computer training and assistance. Library business centers help support entrepreneurship and retraining Picture Quote #1

At the end of the day, perhaps the best argument against capital punishment may be that it is an issue beyond the limited capacity of government to get things right Picture Quote #1

I love criminal law. It must be the Dostoyevskian streak in me. I’m fascinated by the accumulation of forces that make people behave in ways that everybody else hates Picture Quote #1

I’ve never been under the illusion that everybody on death row is innocent - far from it. My own guess is upwards of 90 percent are guilty. But a ten percent error rate if that’s what it is, or even five percent, is really way too high Picture Quote #1

Reversible Errors’ is about the limits of the law to define who committed ultimate evil, to define what ultimate evil is, to allow the million arbitrary factors to make this a meaningful punishment, and finally to say, ‘Are we really accomplishing what we wanted to accomplish? Are those anxieties relieved?’ I don’t think so Picture Quote #1

I keep two sentimental mementos on my desk to remind me of two favorite men. There is an inkwell that my Uncle Seymour made, a brass grotesque he mounted on a marble base. And my grandfather’s shaving cup is there, used to store pencils and pens Picture Quote #1

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Only in the mystery novel are we delivered final and unquestionable solutions. The joke to me is that fiction gives you a truth that reality can’t deliver Picture Quote #1

In re-reading ‘Presumed Innocent,’ the one thing that struck me - and I re-read the book four different times in writing ‘Innocent,’ interested in different things each time - but I did think there were a couple of extra loops in the plot that I probably didn’t need. The other thing that sort of amazed me was how discursive the book was Picture Quote #1

I never really felt free to talk a lot about my family life because I don’t want to sacrifice anybody else’s privacy. If you look through the archives, you will see, for example, no pictures of my children. That is not because I don’t love them. I think I’ve been a really good dad; at least, I try to be Picture Quote #1

There are lots of things about Amazon for which they deserve credit. They’re innovative. There are lots of very, very happy Amazon customers. I’m not here to dispute that Amazon has been personally good for me or to say that they haven’t been, so far, good to their customers Picture Quote #1

Libraries function as crucial technology hubs, not merely for free Web access, but for those who need computer training and assistance. Library business centers help support entrepreneurship and retraining Picture Quote #1

Poison Pill is a great reading. The novel ranges from Russian oligarchs to the American worlds of drug research and the equity markets, all of it in a mode of high suspense Picture Quote #1

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Basbanes makes you love books Picture Quote #1

Who are we but the stories we tell ourselves, about ourselves, and believe? Picture Quote #1

I tend to write in the mornings Picture Quote #1

The great break of my literary career was going to law school Picture Quote #1

The prosecutor, who is supposed to carry the burden of proof, really is an author Picture Quote #1

The purpose of narrative is to present us with complexity and ambiguity Picture Quote #1

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Postmodernism cost literature its audience (Scott Turow Quotes) Black Beauty,’ by Anna Sewell, remains a star-dusted memory because my mom read it aloud to my sister and me at night for months. I was no more than 7. (Scott Turow Quotes) For thousands and thousands of American kids, libraries are the only safe place they can find to study, a haven free from the dangers of street or the numbing temptations of television. As schools cut back services, the library looms even more important to countless children (Scott Turow Quotes) Like most Americans of my age, I was very impressed by the dynamic capacities of the law, demonstrated by the Civil Rights Movement and then Watergate, animated by Sam Ervin’s mantra that no person is above the law. (Scott Turow Quotes) I tend to start with a kernel, a vague concept, and just begin to write things down - notes about a character, lines of dialogue, descriptive passages about a place. One idea fires another. I do that for about a year. By then there’s a story, and I’ll go on to a complete first draft that sews many of those ragtag pieces together. (Scott Turow Quotes) I trained as a writer before I became a lawyer. I was headed for a life as an English professor, but that just wasn’t me. I’m not a scholar; I didn’t have a scholar’s attitude toward literature. (Scott Turow Quotes) My sister was a twin, and the other baby died in childbirth, and I was three at the time, and I always kind of thought it haunted me. It was a weird thing. My dad was an ob-gyn, and so it was confusing that the other baby didn’t come home from the hospital. (Scott Turow Quotes) I’m an ambitious person, and Harvard makes me feel successful, just having gotten in here. That’s the ugly side of why I’m proud of being at Harvard Law School. Another reason is because there’s a spirit of serious intellectual endeavor here. (Scott Turow Quotes) I don’t like re-writing very much. The fourth and the fifth draft - that’s too much like work. There’s not much inspiration about it, and the lawyerly side kicks in - being very careful and somewhat technical. (Scott Turow Quotes) Los Angeles for many years had operated with a police department that was far smaller than other police departments had in areas of comparable or larger size, New York and Chicago being the most obvious examples. (Scott Turow Quotes) Because I spend so much time traveling, I tend to do most of my reading on the same iPad on which I write. For me, it’s words, not paper, that matter most in the end. This practice has had the additional benefit of greatly reducing the time I spend storming through the house, defaming the mysterious forces who ‘hid my book.’ (Scott Turow Quotes) If the rewards to authors go down, simple economics says there will be fewer authors. It’s not that people won’t burn with the passion to write. The number of people wanting to be novelists is probably not going to decline - but certainly the number of people who are going to be able to make a living as authors is going to dramatically decrease (Scott Turow Quotes) Libraries function as crucial technology hubs, not merely for free Web access, but those who need computer training and assistance. Library business centers help support entrepreneurship and retraining. (Scott Turow Quotes) At the end of the day, perhaps the best argument against capital punishment may be that it is an issue beyond the limited capacity of government to get things right. (Scott Turow Quotes) I love criminal law. It must be the Dostoyevskian streak in me. I’m fascinated by the accumulation of forces that make people behave in ways that everybody else hates. (Scott Turow Quotes) I’ve never been under the illusion that everybody on death row is innocent - far from it. My own guess is upwards of 90 percent are guilty. But a ten percent error rate if that’s what it is, or even five percent, is really way too high. (Scott Turow Quotes) Reversible Errors’ is about the limits of the law to define who committed ultimate evil, to define what ultimate evil is, to allow the million arbitrary factors to make this a meaningful punishment, and finally to say, ‘Are we really accomplishing what we wanted to accomplish? Are those anxieties relieved?’ I don’t think so. (Scott Turow Quotes) I keep two sentimental mementos on my desk to remind me of two favorite men. There is an inkwell that my Uncle Seymour made, a brass grotesque he mounted on a marble base. And my grandfather’s shaving cup is there, used to store pencils and pens. (Scott Turow Quotes) Only in the mystery novel are we delivered final and unquestionable solutions. The joke to me is that fiction gives you a truth that reality can’t deliver. (Scott Turow Quotes) In re-reading ‘Presumed Innocent,’ the one thing that struck me - and I re-read the book four different times in writing ‘Innocent,’ interested in different things each time - but I did think there were a couple of extra loops in the plot that I probably didn’t need. The other thing that sort of amazed me was how discursive the book was. (Scott Turow Quotes) I never really felt free to talk a lot about my family life because I don’t want to sacrifice anybody else’s privacy. If you look through the archives, you will see, for example, no pictures of my children. That is not because I don’t love them. I think I’ve been a really good dad; at least, I try to be. (Scott Turow Quotes) There are lots of things about Amazon for which they deserve credit. They’re innovative. There are lots of very, very happy Amazon customers. I’m not here to dispute that Amazon has been personally good for me or to say that they haven’t been, so far, good to their customers. (Scott Turow Quotes) Libraries function as crucial technology hubs, not merely for free Web access, but for those who need computer training and assistance. Library business centers help support entrepreneurship and retraining (Scott Turow Quotes) Poison Pill is a great reading. The novel ranges from Russian oligarchs to the American worlds of drug research and the equity markets, all of it in a mode of high suspense (Scott Turow Quotes) Basbanes makes you love books (Scott Turow Quotes) Who are we but the stories we tell ourselves, about ourselves, and believe? (Scott Turow Quotes) I tend to write in the mornings (Scott Turow Quotes) The great break of my literary career was going to law school (Scott Turow Quotes) The prosecutor, who is supposed to carry the burden of proof, really is an author (Scott Turow Quotes) The purpose of narrative is to present us with complexity and ambiguity (Scott Turow Quotes)

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