With him, life was routine; without him, life was unbearable.
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.
More Harper Lee Quotes
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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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Things are never as bad as they seem.
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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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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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People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.
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People in their right minds never take pride in their talents.
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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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Ladies pick funny things to be proud of.
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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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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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Sometimes the Bible in the hands of one man is worse than a whiskey bottle in the hands of another.
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Rest assured, as long as I am alive any book purporting to be with my cooperation is a falsehood.
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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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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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But before I can live with other folks I’ve got to live with myself.
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