Agreed. Never say something that makes you look stupid.
I mean we all say things we don’t mean and that’s one thing but other things are best left unsaid.
If Grisham didn’t know about the latter rule, he has no business being a writer.
The man’s a writer. His profession involves words, and the use thereof in telling stories. His comment wasn’t some flippant remark during some unexpected question while he was hailing a cab. He stated those comments during an interview.
John, say goodbye to your career. I’ll never read another novel from a child porn enabler.