Jim

Character in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn From: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Enslaved man seeking freedom; Huck's closest companion and moral guide

59 quotes

"Nobody ever goes to hell for loving somebody."
Love
"It was ever so nice to have somebody care for you."
Love
"Your heart's in the right place"
Kindness
"Every one of us has got to do down there in the night, some time or other"
Death
"The sun do move, it don't stand still"
Nature
"I do believe you are about the best friend old Jim ever had in the world."
Friendship
"Don't it bother you that you are telling lies?"
Truth
"I would wade into the Mississippi."
Gratitude
"If I ever git to be a free man, I won't ever forget you, Huck."
Freedom
"Now I wish I had ever seen home before, or my children before."
Family
"I never knowed how good it was to be free"
Freedom
"Human beings can be awful cruel to one another"
Kindness
"I do believe you are the best friend I ever had."
Friendship
"That's what I been a-doing."
Perseverance
"Po' ole Jim ain't got no more home now."
Family
"I's been a-running away and you's been a-hunting me."
Wisdom
"De Lord knows I's been mighty good to you, Huck."
Kindness
"White folks is in the right."
Wisdom
"Dat's a good sign."
Hope
"I know what I knows."
Knowledge
"It's lovely to live on a raft."
Happiness
"I ain't ever done you no harm."
Justice
"Troubles don't last but only a while."
Hope
"I ain't ever done nothing to harm them."
Truth
"Goodness gracious, is that you, Huck?"
Friendship
"Blame it, this is nice. I wouldn't want to be nowhere else but here"
"I warn't ever mean to nobody"
Kindness
"It ain't no matter how long we wait"
Patience
"I do believe you're the best friend ever was"
Friendship