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 babychildbirthconfuse share on social
The prosecutor, who is supposed to carry the burden of proof, really is an author. Scott Turow authorburdencarry Change image and share on social
I think one of the blessings that I've had in watching, you know, films be made now from four of my books is to realize that it's a separate thing. It's a separate work. Scott Turow blessingbookfilm Change image and share on social
I was one of those kids who never wanted to be anything but a novelist. And I don't know a lot of people who truly live the life that they dreamed of. Scott Turow dreamkidlife Change image and share on social
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 ambitiousendeavorfeel share on social
'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 aloudannabeauty Change image and share on social
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 angelesareachicago share on social
Now, many public libraries want to lend e-books, not simply to patrons who come in to download, but to anybody with a reading device, a library card and an Internet connection. In this new reality, the only incentive to buy, rather than borrow, an e-book is the fact that the lent copy vanishes after a couple of weeks. Scott Turow bookborrowbuy share on social
Amazon can't be all good or all bad. I don't think that everything they do is evil; they've given a lot of authors access. Scott Turow accessamazonauthor Change image and share on social
I read little nonfiction, but I have no boundaries about the fiction I relish. The only unfailing criterion is that I can hitch my heart to the imagined world and read on. Scott Turow boundarycriterionfiction Change image and share on social