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 ageamericananimate share on social
On the streets, unrequited love and death go together almost as often as in Shakespeare. Scott Turow deathloveshakespeare Change image and share on social
I practise law almost every day. Exclusively criminal work these days. Scott Turow criminaldayexclusively Change image and share on social
All my novels are about the ambiguities that lie beneath the sharp edges of the law. Scott Turow ambiguitybeneathedge Change image and share on social
The first time I remember really being excited about a book was 'The Count of Monte Cristo.' Scott Turow bookcountcristo Change image and share on social
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 accumulationbehavecriminal Change image and share on social
I spent four of my five years at Stanford writing a novel I was unable to sell. Scott Turow sellspendstanford Change image and share on social
I write based on powerful inner impulses, and those seem to shift over time. Scott Turow baseimpulsepowerful Change image and share on social
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 deliverfictionfinal Change image and share on social