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The issue is not whether there are horrible cases where the penalty seems "right". The real question is whether we will ever design a capital system that reaches only the "right" cases, without dragging in the wrong cases, cases of innocence or cases where death is not proportionate punishment. Slowly, even reluctantly, I have realized the answer to that question is no- we will never get it right.
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For thousands and thousands of American kids, libraries are the only safe place they can find to study, a haven free from the dangers of street or the numbing temptations of television. As schools cut back services, the library looms even more important to countless children.
Scott Turow
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The one thing I would like more credit for is being part of a movement which involves recognising the importance of plot and asserting that books of literary worth could be written that had plots.
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I adore the company of other writers because they are so often lively minds and, frequently, blazingly funny. And of course, we get each other in a unique way.
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The overwhelmingly successful trial book of my early adolescence had been To Kill A Mocking Bird.
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The first time I remember really being excited about a book was The Count of Monte Cristo.
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The purpose of narrative is to present us with complexity and ambiguity.
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All my novels are about the ambiguities that lie beneath the sharp edges of the law.
Scott Turow
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That led me to say that when push comes to shove, I'm against capital punishment.
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Libraries function as crucial technology hubs, not merely for free Web access, but for those who need computer training and assistance. Library business centers help support entrepreneurship and retraining.
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If life's lessons could be reduced to single sentences, ther would be no need for fiction.
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I am a law student in my first year at the law, and there are many moments when I am simply a mess.
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I count myself as one of millions of Americans whose life simply would not be the same without the libraries that supported my learning.
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Basbanes makes you love books.
Scott Turow