What John Grisham has said about Vietnam War
1 quote · 1 episode · Oct 1, 2026
John Grisham, American bestselling author of legal thrillers and former lawyer, has been quoted on Vietnam War once 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 attributes his college drifting partly to his strict Southern Baptist upbringing and the looming Vietnam draft.
“it was a really a dark time in American history, especially for kids who were facing the draft. And we were all staring at the draft”
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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.
John Grisham on other topics
- Writing habits and discipline · 4 quotes
- Wrongful convictions · 2 quotes
- Career change and reinvention · 2 quotes
- A Time to Kill (novel) · 2 quotes
- The Firm (1993 film) · 1 quote
- Rejection in publishing · 1 quote
- Plagiarism accusation · 1 quote
- The Firm (novel) · 1 quote