Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.
HARPER LEEIt’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.
More Harper Lee Quotes
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Sometimes it’s better to bend the law a little in special cases.
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I’m still old-fashioned. I love dusty old books and libraries.
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Some negroes lie, some are immoral, some negro men are not be trusted around women – black and white. But this is a truth that applies to the human race and to no particular race of men.
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With him, life was routine; without him, life was unbearable.
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As a reader I loathe introductions…Introductions inhibit pleasure, they kill the joy of anticipation, they frustrate curiosity.
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Things are never as bad as they seem.
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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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People in their right minds never take pride in their talents.
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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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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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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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People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.
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I think there’s just one kind of folks. Folks.
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Things are always better in the morning.
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I do much of my creative thinking while golfing. If people know you’re working at home they think nothing of walking in for a cup of coffee, but wouldn’t dream of interrupting on the golf course.
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