Scott Turow quotes

Nobody ever gets what they want when it comes to love. (Scott Turow)
Widespread public access to knowledge, like public education, is one of the pillars of our democracy, a guarantee that we can maintain a well-informed citizenry. View quote
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The truth of the matter is that the people who succeed in the arts most often are the people who get up again after getting knocked down. Persistence is critical. View quote
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Postmodernism cost literature its audience. View quote
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I adore the company of other writers because they are so often lively minds and, frequently, blazingly funny. And of course, we get each other in a unique way. View quote
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On the streets, unrequited love and death go together almost as often as in Shakespeare. View quote
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What kills a person at twenty-five? Leukemia. An accident. But George knows the better odds are that someone who passes at that age dies of unhappiness. Drug overdose. Suicide. Reckless behavior. View quote
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The prosecutor, who is supposed to carry the burden of proof, really is an author. View quote
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All my novels are about the ambiguities that lie beneath the sharp edges of the law. View quote
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The purpose of narrative is to present us with complexity and ambiguity. View quote
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For thousands and thousands of American kids, libraries are the only safe place they can find to study, a haven free from the dangers of street or the numbing temptations of television. As schools cut back services, the library looms even more important to countless children. (Scott Turow)
The great break of my literary career was going to law school. View quote
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I count myself as one of millions of Americans whose life simply would not be the same without the libraries that supported my learning. View quote
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The first time I remember really being excited about a book was 'The Count of Monte Cristo.' View quote
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People talk of me as being the inventor of the legal thriller. View quote
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If life's lessons could be reduced to single sentences, there would be no need for fiction. View quote
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The one thing I would like more credit for is being part of a movement which involves recognising the importance of plot and asserting that books of literary worth could be written that had plots. View quote
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I tend to write in the mornings. View quote
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Life is simply experience; for reasons not readily discerned, we attempt to go on. View quote
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Libraries function as crucial technology hubs, not merely for free Web access, but for those who need computer training and assistance. Library business centers help support entrepreneurship and retraining. View quote
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Courage is not the absence of fear but the ability to carry on with dignity in spite of it. (Scott Turow)