Sometimes it’s better to bend the law a little in special cases.
HARPER LEEWe’re paying the highest tribute you can pay a man. We trust him to do right. It’s that simple.
More Harper Lee Quotes
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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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Things are never as bad as they seem.
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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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A man can condemn his enemies, but it’s wiser to know them.
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You rarely win, but sometimes you do.
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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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But before I can live with other folks I’ve got to live with myself.
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Ladies pick funny things to be proud of.
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I do my best to love everybody.
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The book to read is not the one which thinks for you, but the one which makes you think. No book in the world equals the Bible for that.
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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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Things are always better in the morning.
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Real courage is when you know you’re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.
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You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view.
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There are some men in this world who are born to do our unpleasant jobs for us. Your father’s one of them.
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