The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience.
HARPER LEEI do much of my creative thinking while golfing. If people know you’re working at home they think nothing of walking in for a cup of coffee, but wouldn’t dream of interrupting on the golf course.
More Harper Lee Quotes
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With him, life was routine; without him, life was unbearable.
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You rarely win, but sometimes you do.
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My objectives are very limited. I want to do the best I can with the talent God gave me. I hope to goodness that every novel I do gets better and better, not worse and worse.
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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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Are you proud of yourself tonight that you have insulted a total stranger whose circumstances you know nothing about?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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People in their right minds never take pride in their talents.
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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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I think there’s just one kind of folks. Folks.
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Things are never as bad as they seem.
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People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.
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