Scott Turow
Scott Turow
Scott Frederick Turowis an American author and lawyer. Turow has written nine fiction and two nonfiction books, which have been translated into more than 40 languages and sold more than 30 million copies. Films have been based on several of his books...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth12 April 1949
CityChicago, IL
CountryUnited States of America
believe stories
Who are we but the stories we tell ourselves, about ourselves, and believe?
morning writing
I tend to write in the mornings.
narrative purpose ambiguity
The purpose of narrative is to present us with complexity and ambiguity.
mother mean said
'Torts' more or less means 'wrongs'...One of my friends said that Torts is the course which proves that your mother was right.
unrequited-love together love-and-death
On the streets, unrequited love and death go together almost as often as in Shakespeare.
courage dignity absence
Courage is not the absence of fear but the ability to carry on with dignity in spite of it.
missing different citizens
After a week, it's better. I miss her. I mourn her. But some peace has returned. She had been so unattainable - so young, so much a citizen of a different era - that it is hard to feel fully deprived.
disappointment want melancholy
Nobody ever gets what they want when it comes to love.
law years firsts
I am a law student in my first year at the law, and there are many moments when I am simply a mess.
suicide odds drug
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.
people thrillers inventor
People talk of me as being the inventor of the legal thriller.
burden-of-proof burden proof
The prosecutor, who is supposed to carry the burden of proof, really is an author.