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
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
On the streets, unrequited love and death go together almost as often as in Shakespeare. Scott Turow deathloveshakespeare Change image and 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
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 am a big believer in the fact that all authors really write only one book. Scott Turow authorbelieverbig Change image and share on social
Generally, I like to write in the morning before all the dust of dreams has blown away. Beforehand, I read two papers, cook my breakfast and then settle down in front of the word processor, usually by 8 A.M. I'll write, and then check e-mail or voicemail when things stall. Scott Turow blowbreakfastcheck share on social
I don't know if a novelist ever fully detaches him- or herself from what they wrote and the way they wrote it. I can watch 'Presumed Innocent' again and again, and I will always be bothered by the same things that will never bother anybody else. Scott Turow botherdetachfully share on social
