Harper Lee Quotes


Are you proud of yourself tonight that you have insulted a total stranger whose circumstances you know nothing about Harper Lee Empathy 388
When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow. Harper Lee First 111
satu hal yang tidak tunduk pada mayoritas adalah nurani seseorang Harper Lee Inspirational life 107
Dill said striking a match under a turtle was hateful. How do you know a match dont hurt him Turtles cant feel stupid said Jem. Where you ever a turtle huh Harper Lee Cute 102
Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing. Harper Lee Reading 98
Atticus told me to delete the adjectives and Id have the facts. Harper Lee Writing advice 96
Its not time to worry yet Harper Lee Worry 91
It was times like these when I thought my father, who hated guns and had never been to any wars, was the bravest man who ever lived. Harper Lee Bravest 89
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view. Harper Lee Perception 79
I was not so sure but Jem told me I was being a girl that girls always imagined things thats why other people hated them so and if I started behaving like one I could just go off and find some to play with. Harper Lee Girls 79
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 Spiritual 78
She seemed glad to see me when I appeared in the kitchen and by watching her I began to think there was some skill involved in being a girl. Harper Lee Girls 73
Summer was our best season it was sleeping on the back screened porch in cots or trying to sleep in the treehouse summer was everything good to eat it was a thousand colors in a parched landscape but most of all summer was Dill. Harper Lee Childhood 73
I wonder how much of the day I spend just callin after you. Harper Lee Longing 69
Havin a gun arounds an invitation to somebody to shoot you. Harper Lee Killing 68
Its not necessary to tell all you know... Youre not gonna change any one of them by talkin right. Theyve got to want to learn themselves and when they dont want to learn theres nothing you can do but keep your mouth shut or talk their language. Harper Lee Choices 67
Dont you oh well mesir Miss Maudie replied recognizing Jems fatalistic noises you are not old enough to appreciate what I said. Harper Lee Life lessons 63
Mockingbirds dont do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They dont eat up peoples gardens nest in corncribs they dont do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. Thats why its a sin to kill a mockingbird. Harper Lee Beautiful 62
Were paying the highest tribute you can pay a man. We trust him to do right. Its that simple. Harper Lee Trust 62
Atticus, he was real nice. Most people are, Scout, when you finally see them. Harper Lee Inspirational 62
Things are always better in the morning. Harper Lee Optimism 59
Again as I had often met it in my own church I was confronted with the Impurity of Women doctrine that seemed to preoccupy all clergymen. Harper Lee Women 58
I think theres just one kind of folks. Folks. Harper Lee People 52
You rarely win but sometimes you do. Harper Lee Winning 50
People have a habit of doing everyday things even under the oddest conditions. Harper Lee People 49
Persecution comes from people who are prejudiced. Harper Lee People 48
Keberanian adalah saat kau tahu kau akan kalah sebelum memulai tetapi kau tetap memulai dan kau merampungkannya apapun yang terjadi Harper Lee Inspirational life 48
Thought you could kill my SnowontheMountain did you Well Jessie says that the tops growing back out. Next time youll know how to do it right wont you Youll pull it up by the roots wont you Harper Lee Childhood 45
The book to read is not the one that thinks for you but the one which makes you think. Harper Lee Thinking 43
No code mattered to her before she broke it but it came crashing down on her afterwards. Atticus Finch Harper Lee Classics 43
One must lie under certain circumstances and at all times when one cant do anything about them. Harper Lee Lies 43
Theyre certainly entitled to think that and theyre entitled to full respect for their opinions... but before I can live with other folks Ive got to live with myself. The one thing that doesnt abide by majority rule is a persons conscience. Harper Lee Integrity 42
As you grow up always tell the truth do no harm to others and dont think you are the most important being on earth. Rich or poor you then can look anyone in the eye and say Im probably no better than you but Im certainly your equal. Harper Lee Humility 41
Scout .. Uncle Jack Uncle Jack Maam Scout Whats a whorelady Harper Lee Innocence 40
So far nothing in your life has interfered with your reasoning process. Harper Lee Society 38
Were so rarely called on to be Christians but when we are weve got men like Atticus to go for us. Harper Lee Christian 38
Some negroes lie some are immoral some negro men are not be trusted around women black and white. But this is a truth that applies to the human race and to no particular race of men. Harper Lee Race 37
Theyve done it before and theyll do it again and when they do it seems that only the children weep. Good night. Harper Lee Innocence 37
Its not necessary to tell all you know. Its not ladylikein the second place folks dont like to have somebody around knowin more than they do. Harper Lee Knowledge 36
Its better to be silent than to be a fool. Harper Lee Fool 36
Mrs. Dubose was the bravest person I ever knew. Harper Lee Bravery 34
Real courage is when you know youre licked before you begin but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what. Harper Lee Courage 33
Whatever she says to you its your job not to let her make you mad. Harper Lee Anger 31
I wanted you to see what real courage is instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. Its when you know youre licked before you begin but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what. Atticus Finch Harper Lee Courage 30
Tidak Jem kukira hanya ada satu jenis manusia. Manusia. Jem Pikirku juga begitu saat aku seusiamu. Kalau hanya ada satu jenis manusia mengapa mereka tidak bisa rukun Kalau mereka semua sama mengapa mereka merepotkan diri untuk saling membenci Harper Lee Human 28
Now...in an abundant society where people have laptops cell phones ipods and minds like empty rooms I still plod along with books. Harper Lee Society 28

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