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People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.

Harper Lee

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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Break Desire Herself Mistake Persistence Strong Talk
I’m no idealist to believe firmly in the integrity of our courts and in the jury system – that is no ideal to me, it is a living, working reality.
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Believe Court Health Ideal Integrity Live Work
Writing is a process of self-discipline you must learn before you can call yourself a writer. There are people who write, but I think they’re quite different from people who must write.
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Deep Different Discipline Learning People Process Quite Writer Writing
As a reader I loathe introductions…Introductions inhibit pleasure, they kill the joy of anticipation, they frustrate curiosity.
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Curiosity Frustration Happiness Introduction Joy Kill Reading
Ladies in bunches always filled me with vague apprehension and a firm desire to be elsewhere.
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Desire Feeling Group Myself Woman
Things are never as bad as they seem.
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Appearance Bad One Liner
But before I can live with other folks I’ve got to live with myself.
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Deep Live Myself People Spiritual
Sometimes it’s better to bend the law a little in special cases.
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Better Case Exception Law Special
Are you proud of yourself tonight that you have insulted a total stranger whose circumstances you know nothing about?
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Circumstance Insult Night Proud Stranger Yourself
I think there’s just one kind of folks. Folks.
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Kind Myself People Thinking
Rest assured, as long as I am alive any book purporting to be with my cooperation is a falsehood.
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Alive Book Cooperation Fake Myself Rest
Prejudice, a dirty word, and faith, a clean one, have something in common: they both begin where reason ends.
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Beginning Cleaning End Faith Prejudice Reason
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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Better Earth Equality Growth Harm Important Myself Poor Rich Thinking Truth Yourself
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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Advice Aspiration Career Development Hide Myself Wisdom Writing
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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Attention Attraction Bad Children Language Time
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.
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Courage Hands Ideas Reality Weapon

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