“I've become President of the Author's Guild, and, in part because they...” — Scott Turow Quote

“I've become President of the Author's Guild, and, in part because they thought I had to know what I was talking about and also as a sort of coronation present, they got me an iPad. And I have to tell you, I'm crazy about it. It's got some bugs, but it's basically replaced my laptop. I'm very happy with it.”

“I've never been under the illusion that everybody on death row is innocent - far from it. My own guess is upwards of 90 percent are guilty. But a ten percent error rate if that's what it is, or even five percent, is really way too high.”

“When you have an author and an auteur, it's a difficult and challenging relationship.”

“I'm not over-enamored of complicated books, and wonder if it's more for the author's ego than anything else?”

“Every time I enter a country and have to write down my occupation at customs, I'm like, 'I don't know... Author? Host? Writer? Stand-up?' I usually write 'author' - that's the safest bet.”