Quotes from The Confession

John Grisham ·  418 pages

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“You need some coffee, don't you?"
"Yes, I've only had a gallon.”
― John Grisham, quote from The Confession


“You count the days and watch the years go by. You tell yourself, and you believe it, that you'd rather just die. You'd rather stare death boldly in the face and say you're ready because whatever is waiting on the other side has to be better than growing old in a six-by-ten cage with no one to talk to. You consider yourself half-dead at best. Please take the other half.

You've watched dozens leave and not return, and you accept the fact that one day they'll come for you. You're nothing but a rat in their lab, a disposable body to be used as proof that their experiment is working. An eye for an eye, each killing must be avenged. You kill enough and you're convinced that killing is good.

You count the days, and then there are none left. You ask yourself on your last morning if you are really ready. You search for courage, but the bravery is fading. When it's over, no one really wants to die.”
― John Grisham, quote from The Confession


“Prisons are hate factories, Pastor, and society wants more and more of them.”
― John Grisham, quote from The Confession


“You burn a man's pickup, and he's ready for war.”
― John Grisham, quote from The Confession


“He counts votes before he decides what to have for breakfast.”
― John Grisham, quote from The Confession



“Good God, Keith."
"Yes, I've talked to Him too and I'm still waiting on his Guidance...”
― John Grisham, quote from The Confession


“and not a year ago?’ ‘I should have, but I figured the courts down here would finally realize they had the wrong guy. I just got out of prison in Kansas, and a few days ago I saw in the paper where they were getting ready to execute Drumm. Surprised”
― John Grisham, quote from The Confession


“and NFL heavyweights to help wave”
― John Grisham, quote from The Confession


“the death penalty, and the sooner the better.”
― John Grisham, quote from The Confession


“The spirit flowed more freely and made for a more spontaneous style of worship.”
― John Grisham, quote from The Confession



“agrees, then we cut a quick deal and get it over with. With some luck,”
― John Grisham, quote from The Confession


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John Grisham
Born place: in Jonesboro, Arkansas, The United States
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