“With him, life was routine; without him, life was unbearable.”

“Its never an insult to be called what somebody thinks is a bad name. It just shows you how poor that person is, it doesnt hurt you.”

“Before I can live with other folks Ive got to live with myself. The one thing that doesnt abide by majority rule is a persons conscience.”

“Atticus had said it was the polite thing to talk to people about what they were interested in, not about what you were interested in.”

“Atticus, he was real nice.""Most people are, Scout, when you finally see them.”

“Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.”

“Anyone who is willing to work and is serious about it will certainly find a job. Only you must not go to the man who tells you this, for he has no job to offer and doesn't know anyone who knows of ...”

“Choose your counsel, company and companions wisely: beware seeking wise words of advice from a fool or expecting informed opinions or decisions from the ignorant.”

“If you find it difficult to get along with your boss, try to reason with him and talk through your differences. If that doesn't work, drive him to suicide and take over the company.”

“Teach all men to fish, but first teach all men to be fair. Take less, give more. Give more of yourself, take less from the world. Nobody owes you anything, you owe the world everything.”

“Respect? Of course, always, to all, because everything seems funnier when you're trying to show respect.”

“This desire to govern a woman -- it lies very deep, and men and women must fight it together.... But I do love you surely in a better way then he does." He thought. "Yes -- really in a better way. ...”

“[H]iding how you really feel and trying to make everyone happy doesn't make you nice, it just makes you a liar.”

“Love is honesty. Love is a mutual respect for one another.”

“The fact that Ridge has been honest in his conversations with me is not something he did wrong. The fact that he has feelings for me also isnt wrong, when you know exactly how much hes fought those...”