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 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
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 practise law almost every day. Exclusively criminal work these days. Scott Turow criminaldayexclusively Change image and 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
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 amazoncreditcustomer share on social
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
I really believe that the movie will never be as good as the book, both because the book goes on longer - a movie is basically an abridgment of a book - and because books are internal. But they are incredibly powerful. The visual format is, you know, amazing. Scott Turow abridgmentamazebasically share on social
Certainly, when I was a boy, people liked to believe that lawyers were kind of pillars of goodness of the likes of Atticus Finch in 'To Kill a Mockingbird.' Scott Turow atticusboyfinch Change image and share on social
