It’s never an insult to be called what somebody thinks is a bad name. It just shows you how poor that person is, it doesn’t hurt you. Harper Lee More Quotes by Harper Lee More Quotes From Harper Lee I think there's just one kind of folks. Folks. Harper Lee tkamdifferencesthinking People in their right minds never take pride in their talents. Harper Lee tkampowerfulpride 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. Harper Lee christianbiblebook 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. Harper Lee wellsstrongerdesire 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... Harper Lee emspowerfultrying Sometimes the Bible in the hands of one man is worse than a whiskey bottle in the hands of another. Harper Lee bottlesmenhands Boo was our neighbor. He gave us two soap dolls, a broken watch and chain, a pair of good-luck pennies, and our lives. Harper Lee tkamgood-lucktwo 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. Harper Lee tkamadultschildren 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. Harper Lee yankeesfightinghome I would advise anyone who aspires to a writing career that before developing his talent he would be wise to develop a thick hide. Harper Lee wisewritinginspirational 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. Harper Lee encouragementbookhands Any writer worth his salt writes to please himself. Harper Lee exorcismsaltwriting As a reader I loathe introductions...Introductions inhibit pleasure, they kill the joy of anticipation, they frustrate curiosity. Harper Lee anticipationcuriosityjoy 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. Harper Lee tkamhousethinking 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. Harper Lee good-luckflowertwo That boy is your company. And if he wants to eat up that tablecloth, you let him, you hear? Harper Lee mockingbirdwantboys Things are never as bad as they seem. Harper Lee kill-a-mockingbirdmockingbirdseems 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. Harper Lee bookpeopleyears With him, life was routine; without him, life was unbearable. Harper Lee tkamunbearableroutine Sometimes it’s better to bend the law a little in special cases. Harper Lee speciallawlittles
