I had the benefit of some very good high school English teachers. One in particular when I was a senior in high school. I was a jock, okay. I was not a student. Although I enjoyed reading, that was about it as far as academics. But she forced us to read good books and good writers, particularly good American writers. We weren’t too thrilled to do it initially, but she taught us how to do it. Through that, I discovered some of my favorite authors, particularly John Steinbeck. Once I had gone through all of Steinbeck’s books, I realized that I had had a wonderful experience.
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John Grisham
American writer and lawyer
United States · b. 1955
Arts and letters
About
Born in Arkansas, John Grisham, 60, worked as a lawyer before his first legal thriller, A Time To Kill, was published in 1989. His next, The Firm, became the bestselling novel of 1991, and he has since written a novel a year, many going on to become films. His latest is Rogue Lawyer. He is married with two children and lives in Virginia.
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Having a stroke.
Impatience; the inability to savor the moment.
Being able to write books that entertain people around the world.
I don’t care – I won’t be here.
Drop 20lb and lower my cholesterol.
When my mom died, on 18 January this year.
This morning. I had a typical day: got up early, took the dog for a walk, went to the gym for an hour, then wrote for four hours. That makes me a very happy person.
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