Atticus, he was real nice." "Most people are, Scout, when you fin... by Harper Lee

Atticus, he was real nice." "Most people are, Scout, when you finally see them.

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I think there's just one kind of folks. Folks. by Harper Lee

I think there's just one kind of folks. Folks.

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People in their right minds never take pride in their talents. by Harper Lee

People in their right minds never take pride in their talents.

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The book to read is not the one which thinks for you, but the one which makes you think. No book in the world equals the Bible for that.

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She knew full well the enormity of her offense, but because her desires were stronger than the code she was breaking, she persisted in breaking it.

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You just hold your head high and keep those fists down. No matter what anybody says to you, don't you let 'em get your goat. Try fighting with your head for a change...

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Sometimes the Bible in the hands of one man is worse than a whisk... by Harper Lee

Sometimes the Bible in the hands of one man is worse than a whiskey bottle in the hands of another.

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Boo was our neighbor. He gave us two soap dolls, a broken watch and chain, a pair of good-luck pennies, and our lives.

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When a child asks you something, answer him, for goodness sake. But don't make a production of it. Children are children, but they can spot an evasion faster than adults, and evasion simply muddles 'em.

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This time we aren't fighting the Yankees, we're fighting our friends. But remember this, no matter how bitter things get, they're still our friends and this is still our home.

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I would advise anyone who aspires to a writing career that before developing his talent he would be wise to develop a thick hide.

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I didn't expect the book to sell in the first place. I was hoping for a quick and merciful death at the hands of reviewers but at the same time I sort of hoped that maybe someone would like it enough to give me encouragement. Public encouragement. I hoped for a little, as I said, but I got rather a whole lot, and in some ways this was just about as frightening as the quick, merciful death I'd expected.

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Any writer worth his salt writes to please himself. by Harper Lee

Any writer worth his salt writes to please himself.

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As a reader I loathe introductions...Introductions inhibit pleasure, they kill the joy of anticipation, they frustrate curiosity.

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If there's just one kind of folks, why can't they get along with each other? If they're all alike, why do they go out of their way to despise each other? Scout, I think I'm beginning to understand something. I think I'm beginning to understand why Boo Radley's stayed shut up in the house all this time. It's because he wants to stay inside.

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Neighbors bring food with death and flowers with sickness and little things in between. Boo was our neighbor. He gave us two soap dolls, a broken watch and chain, a pair of good-luck pennies, and our lives. But neighbors give in return. We never put back into the tree what we took out of it: we had given him nothing, and it made me sad.

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That boy is your company. And if he wants to eat up that tableclo... by Harper Lee

That boy is your company. And if he wants to eat up that tablecloth, you let him, you hear?

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Things are never as bad as they seem. by Harper Lee

Things are never as bad as they seem.

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I was a first-time writer, so I did as I was told. I hadn't realized it (the original book) had survived, so was surprised and delighted when my dear friend and lawyer Tonja Carter discovered it. After much thought and hesitation, I shared it with a handful of people I trust and was pleased to hear that they considered it worthy of publication. I am humbled and amazed that this will now be published after all these years.

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With him, life was routine; without him, life was unbearable. by Harper Lee

With him, life was routine; without him, life was unbearable.

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Sometimes it’s better to bend the law a little in special cases. by Harper Lee

Sometimes it’s better to bend the law a little in special cases.

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