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.
HARPER LEEIt’s better to be silent than to be a fool.
More Harper Lee Quotes
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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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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.
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Everybody’s gotta learn, nobody’s born knowing.
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Sometimes it’s better to bend the law a little in special cases.
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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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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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It’s better to be silent than to be a fool.
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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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I do my best to love everybody.
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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.
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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.
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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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Characters make their own plot. The dimensions of the characters determine the action of the novel.
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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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