The first thing my family did ...

The first thing my family did when we moved was join the local church. The second was to go to the library and get library cards.
 John Grisham

Quotes from the same author

The mother of a trophy wife is not automatically a trophy mother-in-law.
 John Grisham
Shame was an emotion he had abandoned years earlier. Addicts know no shame. You disgrace yourself so many times you become immune to it.
 John Grisham
And they drank heavily, partied with great enthusiasm, and relished the drug culture; they moved in and out and slept around, and this was okay because they defined their own morality. They were fighting for the Mexicans and the redwoods, dammit! They had to be good people!
 John Grisham
How could homosexuals possibly srew up the sanctity of marriage any worse than heterosexuals?
 John Grisham
I always try to tell a good story, one with a compelling plot that will keep the pages turning. That is my first and primary goal. Sometimes I can tackle an issue-homelessness, tobacco litigation, insurance fraud, the death penalty-and wrap a good story around it.
 John Grisham