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3 quotes from A Civil Action

• "Justice is not about making people pay; it’s about restoring a sense of balance."
• "The truth is rarely pure and never simple."
• "In a legal battle, the outcome is often determined by the depth of one’s pockets rather than the strength of one’s case."

Author: Jonathan Harr

Jonathan Harr is an acclaimed American author, renowned for his investigative narrative, A Civil Action. Born in Beloit, Wisconsin, Harr currently resides in Northampton, Massachusetts, where he has taught nonfiction writing at Smith College. With a background as a staff writer for New England Monthly, his work has also appeared in prestigious publications such as The New Yorker and The New York Times Magazine. After dedicating over seven years to research and writing A Civil Action, published in 1995, the book garnered significant recognition, earning him a National Book Award nomination and the National Book Critics Circle Award. The story was later adapted into a critically acclaimed film featuring John Travolta and Robert Duvall, with Robert Redford involved in the production. In 2005, Harr released The Lost Painting: The Quest for a Caravaggio Masterpiece, which achieved bestseller status.