Characters make their own plot. The dimensions of the characters determine the action of the novel.
HARPER LEEServing on a jury forces a man to make up his mind and declare himself about something. Men don’t like to do that. Sometimes it’s unpleasant.
More Harper Lee Quotes
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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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The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience.
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I think there’s just one kind of folks. Folks.
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We’re paying the highest tribute you can pay a man. We trust him to do right. It’s that simple.
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As you grow up, always tell the truth, do no harm to others, and don’t think you are the most important being on earth. Rich or poor, you then can look anyone in the eye and say, ‘I’m probably no better than you, but I’m certainly your equal.
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Bad language is a stage all children go through, and it dies with time when they learn they’re not attracting attention with it.
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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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Serving on a jury forces a man to make up his mind and declare himself about something. Men don’t like to do that. Sometimes it’s unpleasant.
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But before I can live with other folks I’ve got to live with myself.
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Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.
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There’s a lot of ugly things in this world, son. I wish I could keep ’em all away from you. That’s never possible.
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You can’t really get to know a person until you get in their shoes and walk around in them.
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It’s better to be silent than to be a fool.
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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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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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