What John Grisham has said about A Time to Kill (novel)
2 quotes · 1 episode · Oct 1, 2026
John Grisham, American bestselling author of legal thrillers and former lawyer, has been quoted on A Time to Kill (novel) 2 times in 1 episode of The Mel Robbins Podcast, most recently on October 1, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Grisham says his editor cut a third of the nearly thousand-page A Time to Kill manuscript, which led him to always outline in advance.
“My first editor, who was a great editor, cut a third of it and he was right. There was just too much junk in it”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: How One “Golden Moment” Can Transform Your Entire Life (Oct 1, 2026) · Listen from 17:13
Grisham says witnessing a child's testimony in a rape trial gave him the idea for A Time to Kill.
“A fictional story is seen through the eyes of this idealistic young attorney who gets appointed to represent this guy. And here we go. And that was the origin of A Time to Kill”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: How One “Golden Moment” Can Transform Your Entire Life (Oct 1, 2026) · Listen from 38:26
Episodes
How One “Golden Moment” Can Transform Your Entire LifeThe Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 1, 2026 · 1 h 10 min
Mel Robbins interviews novelist John Grisham about the "golden moments," rejections, and one-page-a-day discipline that turned a small-town lawyer into a bestselling author.
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