To Kill a Mockingbird

"The handful of people in this town who say that fair play is not marked White Only"

"Somewhere, I had received the impression that Fine Folks were people who did the best they could with the sense they had"

"There are just some kind of men who are born to do our unpleasant jobs for us"

"As Atticus once said, simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us to try to win"

"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"

"I have nothing but pity in my heart for the chief defendant in this case"

"Miss Jean Louise, would you do me a favor and take me home?"

"You must never be frightened by what you hear in court"

"A mob's always made up of people, but then they ain't no longer people"

"Simply because we are licked is no reason for us not to try"

"I think there's just one kind of folks. Folks"

"The boy is interested in everything"

"The Cunninghams are country folks, farmers, and the Ewells are just trash"

"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"

"Empathy is not about saying I understand you"

"If you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you'll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks"

"You see, as you grow older, you'll see white men cheat black men every day of your life"

"Folks don't like to have somebody around knowing more than they do"

"Shoot all the bluejays you want. But remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird"

"Maycomb was an old town, but it was a tired old town when I first knew it"

"It's when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through"

"Bad language is a stage all children go through"

"I think maybe it means we're the safest folks in Maycomb"

"Atticus was right. One time he said you never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view"

"You can choose your friends, but you sho' can't choose your family"

"Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing"

"Before Jem was born, I was an invalid. I couldn't play, so reading became my passion"

"Naw, Jem, I think there's just one kind of folks. Folks"

"There's a lot of ugly things in this world, son. I wish I could keep 'em all away from you"

"As you grow older, you'll see white men cheat black men every day of your life"