Sometimes it’s better to bend the law a little in special cases.
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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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Sometimes it’s better to bend the law a little in special cases.
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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.
HARPER LEEShe 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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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.
HARPER LEEAs 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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Things are always better in the morning.
HARPER LEEThings are always better in the morning.
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Are you proud of yourself tonight that you have insulted a total stranger whose circumstances you know nothing about?
HARPER LEEAre you proud of yourself tonight that you have insulted a total stranger whose circumstances you know nothing about?
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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.
HARPER LEEThe 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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Things are never as bad as they seem.
HARPER LEEThings are never as bad as they seem.
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Writing is something you’ll never learn in any university or at any school. It’s something that is within you, and if it isn’t there, nothing can put it there.
HARPER LEEWriting is something you’ll never learn in any university or at any school. It’s something that is within you, and if it isn’t there, nothing can put it there.
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Ladies pick funny things to be proud of.
HARPER LEELadies pick funny things to be proud of.
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As a reader I loathe introductions…Introductions inhibit pleasure, they kill the joy of anticipation, they frustrate curiosity.
HARPER LEEAs a reader I loathe introductions…Introductions inhibit pleasure, they kill the joy of anticipation, they frustrate curiosity.
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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.
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.
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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.
HARPER LEEI 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 generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.
HARPER LEEPeople generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.
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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.
HARPER LEEI’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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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.
HARPER LEEI 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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You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view.
HARPER LEEYou never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view.
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