John Grisham Quotes

I mean, the problem is, I think I'm a great writer.

I'm not a great writer.

I think technique can be taught but I think the only way to learn to write is to read, and I see writing and reading as completely related. One almost couldn't exist without the other.

You become a great writer by writing.

I am not Shakespeare or Hemingway, but I have written stories on tennis that were brilliant.

Nothing teaches great writing like the very best books do. Yet, good teachers often help students cross that bridge, and I have to say that I had a few extraordinary English teachers in high school whom I still credit for their guidance.

You learn to write by reading, and my experiences and tastes as a reader are pretty wide.

I've always enjoyed writing, I graduated with a degree in English; I've done bits of journalism.

Only a reader can become a writer. Develop a lively intellect and the ability to become interested in anything, no matter how mundane it might seem at first. Look for the story. Develop an eye for detail. Feed your mind and your brain: learn as much as you can about everything you can.

Big Night and The Impostors are both things that I wrote.

I've found that writers who don't read really can't write.

When people ask me for secrets to writing, I say, 'Read to write.'

We're not just writers; we're readers probably more than anything else. That's how you learn how to write and how you learn to appreciate good writing: by reading.

As a writer, one is busy with archaeology.

If you want to be a writer, don't worry so much about writing. Read as much as you can. Read as many different writers as you can. Soak up the styles.

Read good books. Read bad books - and figure out why you don't like them. Then don't do it when you write. If you are a science fiction or fantasy writer, going to conventions and attending panels is very useful.

I've always liked new writing.

In my younger days, I was trying to write sophisticated prose and fantastic stories.

What I enjoy about reviewing and writing for newspapers and periodicals is simply the chance to talk about all kinds of books and lots of them.

I'm very happy with the way I write. I think I do it good. But I've never really considered myself a writer.

Doing interesting things and then writing about them is the best way to become a good writer.

I write novels and other things.

The greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading in order to write. A man will turn over half a library to make a book.

Many novice writers, students in particular, think that writing is little more than copying down their self-talk, the palaver of the voices they hear in their heads. Of course, self-talk is thinking, and writing begins with thinking.

I think writing is such a great talent, and if I was better, I would love to be a writer.