5 Quotes & Sayings By Steve Watkins

Steve Watkins was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1945. His love of reading and writing developed at an early age. At 13 he wrote his first short story, "The Flying Saucer," which appeared in the Lancaster Daily Intelligencer. He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a degree in Business Administration and went on to earn his law degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, where he was Articles Editor for the Law Review Read more

He has worked as a trial lawyer for thirty years, including nine years as a partner in a San Francisco law firm, where he tried cases in state and federal court. He is currently an associate general counsel at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). He was voted "Best Attorney" by San Francisco Magazine for seven consecutive years.

He is also the founder and chair of the California Innocence Project, which works to exonerate wrongly convicted individuals through DNA testing.

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But life doesn't turn out the way you expect. Ever. - Iris from What Comes After Steve Watkins
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In the silence, I could hear the distinct sound of goats maa-ing in the barn. Lying there listening to them made me smile, too. I'd always loved goats - every one of them different from every other one, and all of them goofy and playful. Steve Watkins
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He tries to hand the water back, but I refuse. Jeremy's will is always stronger than anybody else's, though, and when he says he'll only drink more if I do first, I cave and drink Steve Watkins
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You OK?''Yeah, 'He didn't believe me, I guess, because he put his arms around me, and we did an awkward sort of hug. We stayed like that for a couple of minutes, with the snow falling harder around us, and the early winter wind picking up, until I melted, and let my head rest on his shoulder, and closed my eyes to the beautiful, terrible world. Steve Watkins