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Harper Lee Quote: “When we reached the auditorium, the whole town was there except Atticus and the ladies worn out from decorating, and the usual outcasts and shut-ins.”

451. “When we reached the auditorium, the whole town was there except Atticus and the ladies worn out from decorating, and the usual outcasts and shut-ins.”

Harper Lee Quote: “Scout, let’s get us a baby.” “Where?”

452. “Scout, let’s get us a baby.” “Where?”

Harper Lee Quote: “Never, never, never, on cross-examination ask a witness a question you don’t already know the answer to.”

453. “Never, never, never, on cross-examination ask a witness a question you don’t already know the answer to.”

Harper Lee Quote: “There was no hurry, for there was nowhere to go, nothing to buy and no money to buy it with, nothing to see outside the boundaries of Maycomb County. But it was a time of vague optimism for some of the people: Maycomb County had recently been told that it had nothing to fear but fear itself.”

454. “There was no hurry, for there was nowhere to go, nothing to buy and no money to buy it with, nothing to see outside the boundaries of Maycomb County. But it was a time of vague optimism for some of the people: Maycomb County had recently been told that it had nothing to fear but fear itself.”

Harper Lee Quote: “There ain’t one thing in this world I can do about folks except laugh, so I’m gonna join the circus and laugh my head off.”

455. “There ain’t one thing in this world I can do about folks except laugh, so I’m gonna join the circus and laugh my head off.”

Harper Lee Quote: “I don’t know why you can’t. Hypocrites have just as much right to live in this world as anybody.”

456. “I don’t know why you can’t. Hypocrites have just as much right to live in this world as anybody.”

Harper Lee Quote: “Miss Maudie settled her bridgework. “You know old Mr. Radley was a foot-washing Baptist – ” “That’s what you are, ain’t it?” “My shell’s not that hard, child. I’m just a Baptist.”

457. “Miss Maudie settled her bridgework. “You know old Mr. Radley was a foot-washing Baptist – ” “That’s what you are, ain’t it?” “My shell’s not that hard, child. I’m just a Baptist.”

Harper Lee Quote: “He is an incredible man, she thought. A chapter of his life comes to a close, Atticus tears down the old house and builds a new one in a new section of town. I couldn’t do it. They built an ice cream parlor where the old one was. Wonder who runs it?”

458. “He is an incredible man, she thought. A chapter of his life comes to a close, Atticus tears down the old house and builds a new one in a new section of town. I couldn’t do it. They built an ice cream parlor where the old one was. Wonder who runs it?”

Harper Lee Quote: “I learned more about the poor Mrunas’ social life from listening to Mrs. Merriweather: they had so little sense of family that the whole tribe was one big family.”

459. “I learned more about the poor Mrunas’ social life from listening to Mrs. Merriweather: they had so little sense of family that the whole tribe was one big family.”

Harper Lee Quote: “With her head on his shoulder, Jean Louise was content. It might work after all, she thought. But I am not domestic. I don’t even know how to run a cook. What do ladies say to each other when they go visiting? I’d have to wear a hat. I’d drop the babies and kill ’em.”

460. “With her head on his shoulder, Jean Louise was content. It might work after all, she thought. But I am not domestic. I don’t even know how to run a cook. What do ladies say to each other when they go visiting? I’d have to wear a hat. I’d drop the babies and kill ’em.”

Harper Lee Quote: “When Alexandra went to finishing school, self-doubt could not be found in any textbook, so she knew not its meaning; she was never bored, and given the slightest chance she would exercise her royal prerogative: she would arrange, advise, caution, and warn. She.”

461. “When Alexandra went to finishing school, self-doubt could not be found in any textbook, so she knew not its meaning; she was never bored, and given the slightest chance she would exercise her royal prerogative: she would arrange, advise, caution, and warn. She.”

Harper Lee Quote: “Atticus was right. One time he said you never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them.”

462. “Atticus was right. One time he said you never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them.”

Harper Lee Quote: “Tim Johnson was advancing at a snail’s pace, but he was not playing or sniffing at foliage: he seemed dedicated to one course and motivated by an invisible force that was inching him toward us. We could see him shiver like a horse shedding flies; his jaw opened and shut; he was alist, but he was being pulled gradually toward us.”

463. “Tim Johnson was advancing at a snail’s pace, but he was not playing or sniffing at foliage: he seemed dedicated to one course and motivated by an invisible force that was inching him toward us. We could see him shiver like a horse shedding flies; his jaw opened and shut; he was alist, but he was being pulled gradually toward us.”

Harper Lee Quote: “Dr. Buford’s profession was medicine and his obsession was anything that grew in the ground, so he stayed poor.”

464. “Dr. Buford’s profession was medicine and his obsession was anything that grew in the ground, so he stayed poor.”

Harper Lee Quote: “I think maybe he put his gun down when he realized that God had given him an unfair advantage over most living things. I guess he decided he wouldn’t shoot till he had to, and he had to today.” “Looks like he’d be proud of it,” I said. “People in their right minds never take pride in their talents,” said Miss Maudie.”

465. “I think maybe he put his gun down when he realized that God had given him an unfair advantage over most living things. I guess he decided he wouldn’t shoot till he had to, and he had to today.” “Looks like he’d be proud of it,” I said. “People in their right minds never take pride in their talents,” said Miss Maudie.”

Harper Lee Quote: “There was a time, long ago, when the only peaceful moments of her existence were those from the time she opened her eyes in the morning until she attained full consciousness, a matter of seconds until when finally roused she entered the day’s wakeful nightmare. She.”

466. “There was a time, long ago, when the only peaceful moments of her existence were those from the time she opened her eyes in the morning until she attained full consciousness, a matter of seconds until when finally roused she entered the day’s wakeful nightmare. She.”

Harper Lee Quote: “Nobody knew what form of intimidation Mr. Radley employed to keep Boo out of sight, but Jem figured that Mr. Radley kept him chained to the bed most of the time. Atticus said no, it wasn’t that sort of thing, that there were other ways of making people into ghosts.”

467. “Nobody knew what form of intimidation Mr. Radley employed to keep Boo out of sight, but Jem figured that Mr. Radley kept him chained to the bed most of the time. Atticus said no, it wasn’t that sort of thing, that there were other ways of making people into ghosts.”

Harper Lee Quote: “I think maybe he put his gun down when he realized that God had given him an unfair advantage over most living things.”

468. “I think maybe he put his gun down when he realized that God had given him an unfair advantage over most living things.”

Harper Lee Quote: “I’m Charles Baker Harris, he said, and I can read.”

469. “I’m Charles Baker Harris, he said, and I can read.”

Harper Lee Quote: “Jem, she’s old and ill. You can’t hold her responsible for what she says and does. Of course, I’d rather she’d have said it to me than to either of you, but we can’t always have our ’druthers.”

470. “Jem, she’s old and ill. You can’t hold her responsible for what she says and does. Of course, I’d rather she’d have said it to me than to either of you, but we can’t always have our ’druthers.”

Harper Lee Quote: “Now we are both lonely, for entirely different reasons, but it feels the same, doesn’t it?”

471. “Now we are both lonely, for entirely different reasons, but it feels the same, doesn’t it?”

Harper Lee Quote: “I must soon enter this world, where on its surface fragrant ladies rocked slowly, fanned gently, and drank cool water.”

472. “I must soon enter this world, where on its surface fragrant ladies rocked slowly, fanned gently, and drank cool water.”

Harper Lee Quote: “You see, don’t you,” said Aunt Alexandra, “what comes of things like this. Don’t say I haven’t told you.”

473. “You see, don’t you,” said Aunt Alexandra, “what comes of things like this. Don’t say I haven’t told you.”

Harper Lee Quote: “While offering to the Lord the results of Mr. Cowper’s hallucination, or declaring it was Love that lifted her, Jean Louise shared the warmness that prevails among diverse individuals who find themselves in the same boat for one hour each week.”

474. “While offering to the Lord the results of Mr. Cowper’s hallucination, or declaring it was Love that lifted her, Jean Louise shared the warmness that prevails among diverse individuals who find themselves in the same boat for one hour each week.”

Harper Lee Quote: “Neighbours bring food with death and flowers with sickness and little things in between. Boo was our neighbour. He gave us two soap dolls, a broken watch and chain, a pair of good luck pennies, and our lives.”

475. “Neighbours bring food with death and flowers with sickness and little things in between. Boo was our neighbour. He gave us two soap dolls, a broken watch and chain, a pair of good luck pennies, and our lives.”

Harper Lee Quote: “Jij bent kleurenblind, Jean Louise. Dat ben je altijd geweest en dat zul je altijd zijn. De enige verschillen die jij ziet tussen de ene mens en de andere zijn de verschillen in uiterlijk en intelligentie en karakter en dat soort dingen. Je bent nooit opgestookt om mensen als een ras te zien, en nu dat ras de brandende kwestie van deze tijd is, ben jij nog niet in staat om in rassen te denken. Jij ziet alleen mensen.”

476. “Jij bent kleurenblind, Jean Louise. Dat ben je altijd geweest en dat zul je altijd zijn. De enige verschillen die jij ziet tussen de ene mens en de andere zijn de verschillen in uiterlijk en intelligentie en karakter en dat soort dingen. Je bent nooit opgestookt om mensen als een ras te zien, en nu dat ras de brandende kwestie van deze tijd is, ben jij nog niet in staat om in rassen te denken. Jij ziet alleen mensen.”

Harper Lee Quote: “It ain’t honest but it’s mighty helpful to folks... but you see they could never, never understand that I live like I do because that’s the way I want to live.”

477. “It ain’t honest but it’s mighty helpful to folks... but you see they could never, never understand that I live like I do because that’s the way I want to live.”

Harper Lee Quote: “Don’t you understand that?” “I understand that you’re a goddamned hypocrite.” “I.”

478. “Don’t you understand that?” “I understand that you’re a goddamned hypocrite.” “I.”

Harper Lee Quote: “After all, if Aunty could be a lady at a time like this, so could I.”

479. “After all, if Aunty could be a lady at a time like this, so could I.”

Harper Lee Quote: “I kicked the man swiftly. Barefooted, I was surprised to see him fall back in real pain. I intended to kick his shin, but aimed too high.”

480. “I kicked the man swiftly. Barefooted, I was surprised to see him fall back in real pain. I intended to kick his shin, but aimed too high.”

Harper Lee Quote: “Jem, see if you can stand in Bob Ewell’s shoes a minute. I destroyed his last shred of credibility at that trial, if he had any to begin with. The man had to have some kind of comeback, his kind always does.”

481. “Jem, see if you can stand in Bob Ewell’s shoes a minute. I destroyed his last shred of credibility at that trial, if he had any to begin with. The man had to have some kind of comeback, his kind always does.”

Harper Lee Quote: “When my brother Jem was 13, he had his arm badly broken at the elbow.”

482. “When my brother Jem was 13, he had his arm badly broken at the elbow.”

Harper Lee Quote: “Maycomb County had recently been told that it had nothing to fear but fear itself.”

483. “Maycomb County had recently been told that it had nothing to fear but fear itself.”

Harper Lee Quote: “One of the elderly members of the class answered her: “He’s one of the Ewells, ma’am,” and I wondered if this explanation would be as unsuccessful as my attempt.”

484. “One of the elderly members of the class answered her: “He’s one of the Ewells, ma’am,” and I wondered if this explanation would be as unsuccessful as my attempt.”

Harper Lee Quote: “Take him, Mr. Finch.” Mr. Tate handed the rifle to Atticus; Jem and I nearly fainted. “Don’t waste time, Heck,” said Atticus.”

485. “Take him, Mr. Finch.” Mr. Tate handed the rifle to Atticus; Jem and I nearly fainted. “Don’t waste time, Heck,” said Atticus.”

Harper Lee Quote: “There was no doubt about it: Alexandra Finch Hancock was imposing from any angle; her behind was no less uncompromising than her front.”

486. “There was no doubt about it: Alexandra Finch Hancock was imposing from any angle; her behind was no less uncompromising than her front.”

Harper Lee Quote: “I wish Bob Ewell wouldn’t chew tobacco.” was all Atticus said about it. According to Miss Stephanie Crawford, however, Atticus was leaving the post office when Mr. Ewell approached him, cursed him, spat on him, and threatened to kill him... Miss Stephanie said Atticus didn’t bat an eye, just took out his handkerchief and wiped his face and stood there and let Mr. Ewell call him names wild horses could not bring her to repeat.”

487. “I wish Bob Ewell wouldn’t chew tobacco.” was all Atticus said about it. According to Miss Stephanie Crawford, however, Atticus was leaving the post office when Mr. Ewell approached him, cursed him, spat on him, and threatened to kill him... Miss Stephanie said Atticus didn’t bat an eye, just took out his handkerchief and wiped his face and stood there and let Mr. Ewell call him names wild horses could not bring her to repeat.”

Harper Lee Quote: “Yes. I’ll accept being called a snob when it comes to government. I’d like very much to be left alone to manage my own affairs in a live-and-let-live economy, I’d like for my state to be left alone to keep house without advice from the NAACP, which knows next to nothing about its business and cares less. That organization has stirred up more trouble in the past five years –.”

488. “Yes. I’ll accept being called a snob when it comes to government. I’d like very much to be left alone to manage my own affairs in a live-and-let-live economy, I’d like for my state to be left alone to keep house without advice from the NAACP, which knows next to nothing about its business and cares less. That organization has stirred up more trouble in the past five years –.”

Harper Lee Quote: “I scurried to my room and went to bed. Uncle Jack was a prince of a fellow not to let me down. But I never figured out how Atticus knew I was listening, and it was not until many years later that I realized he wanted me to hear every word he said.”

489. “I scurried to my room and went to bed. Uncle Jack was a prince of a fellow not to let me down. But I never figured out how Atticus knew I was listening, and it was not until many years later that I realized he wanted me to hear every word he said.”

Harper Lee Quote: “Calpurnia was to blame for this. It kept me from driving her crazy on rainy days, I guess. She would set me a writing task by scrawling the alphabet firmly across the top of a tablet, then copying out a chapter of the Bible underneath. If I reproduced her penmanship satisfactorily, she rewarded me with an open-faced sandwich of bread and butter and sugar. In Calpurnia’s teaching, there was no sentimentality: I seldom pleased her and she seldom rewarded me. “Everybody.”

490. “Calpurnia was to blame for this. It kept me from driving her crazy on rainy days, I guess. She would set me a writing task by scrawling the alphabet firmly across the top of a tablet, then copying out a chapter of the Bible underneath. If I reproduced her penmanship satisfactorily, she rewarded me with an open-faced sandwich of bread and butter and sugar. In Calpurnia’s teaching, there was no sentimentality: I seldom pleased her and she seldom rewarded me. “Everybody.”

Harper Lee Quote: “People generally see what they look for and hear what they listen for, and they have a right to subject their children to it.”

491. “People generally see what they look for and hear what they listen for, and they have a right to subject their children to it.”

Harper Lee Quote: “Since there was no evidence of criminal intent, he wouldn’t be above throwin’ a little dust in a juryman’s eyes.”

492. “Since there was no evidence of criminal intent, he wouldn’t be above throwin’ a little dust in a juryman’s eyes.”

Harper Lee Quote: “Jem’s face showed brief indecision on the ethics of withholding his own dime, but his innate courtesy won and he shifted his dime to his pocket. I did likewise with no qualms.”

493. “Jem’s face showed brief indecision on the ethics of withholding his own dime, but his innate courtesy won and he shifted his dime to his pocket. I did likewise with no qualms.”

Harper Lee Quote: “But it’s okay to hate Hitler?” “It is not,” he said. “It’s not okay to hate anybody.”

494. “But it’s okay to hate Hitler?” “It is not,” he said. “It’s not okay to hate anybody.”

Harper Lee Quote: “Miss Maudie had once let me see it: among other things, the recipe called for one large cup of sugar.”

495. “Miss Maudie had once let me see it: among other things, the recipe called for one large cup of sugar.”

Harper Lee Quote: “There goes the meanest man ever God blew breath into,” murmured Calpurnia, and she spat meditatively into the yard. We.”

496. “There goes the meanest man ever God blew breath into,” murmured Calpurnia, and she spat meditatively into the yard. We.”

Harper Lee Quote: “He was bleeding slowly to death in the midst of abundance, for his life’s blood was poverty.”

497. “He was bleeding slowly to death in the midst of abundance, for his life’s blood was poverty.”

Harper Lee Quote: “I wondered if anybody had ever called her “ma’am,” or “Miss Mayella” in her life; probably not, as she took offense to routine courtesy. What on earth was her life like? I soon found out.”

498. “I wondered if anybody had ever called her “ma’am,” or “Miss Mayella” in her life; probably not, as she took offense to routine courtesy. What on earth was her life like? I soon found out.”

Harper Lee Quote: “Jean Louise, will you please listen to me?” “God damn you, what?” “I just want to ask you one thing, one thing – what the hell do you expect me to do? Tell me, what the hell do you expect me to do?” “Do? I expect you to keep your gold-plated ass out of citizens’ councils! I don’t give a damn if Atticus is sitting across from you, if the King of England’s on your right and the Lord Jehovah’s on your left – I expect you to be a man, that’s all!” She.”

499. “Jean Louise, will you please listen to me?” “God damn you, what?” “I just want to ask you one thing, one thing – what the hell do you expect me to do? Tell me, what the hell do you expect me to do?” “Do? I expect you to keep your gold-plated ass out of citizens’ councils! I don’t give a damn if Atticus is sitting across from you, if the King of England’s on your right and the Lord Jehovah’s on your left – I expect you to be a man, that’s all!” She.”

Harper Lee Quote: “Keberanian adalah saat kau tahu kau akan kalah sebelum memulai, tetapi kau tetap memulai dan kau merampungkannya, apa pun yang terjadi. Kau jarang menang, tetapi kadang-kadang kau bisa menang.”

500. “Keberanian adalah saat kau tahu kau akan kalah sebelum memulai, tetapi kau tetap memulai dan kau merampungkannya, apa pun yang terjadi. Kau jarang menang, tetapi kadang-kadang kau bisa menang.”

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