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 LEERest assured, as long as I am alive any book purporting to be with my cooperation is a falsehood.
More Harper Lee Quotes
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I think there’s just one kind of folks. Folks.
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You can choose your friends but you sho’ can’t choose your family, an’ they’re still kin to you no matter whether you acknowledge ’em or not, and it makes you look right silly when you don’t.
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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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You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view.
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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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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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Rest assured, as long as I am alive any book purporting to be with my cooperation is a falsehood.
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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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Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.
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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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The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience.
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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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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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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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Everybody’s gotta learn, nobody’s born knowing.
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