“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.”

“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 b...”

“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.”

“In a universe where all life is in movement, where ever fact seen in perspective is totally engaging, we impose stillness on lively young bodies, distort reality to dullness, make action drudgery. ...”

“If only she could be so oblivious again, to feel such love without knowing it, mistaking it for laughter. ”

“When you're a kid all you know is that your dad puts on his suit or overalls and vanishes from your life until nightfall. Sometimes my pops came back exhausted and scarlet-eyed, as if he'd been eng...”

“In the summer I wear shorts with a bright top and ankle boots or just sandals. I'll add a nice scarf, maybe a hat, some cool sunglasses. It's all about the accessories.”

“Summer bachelors, like summer breezes, are never as cool as they pretend to be.”

“Summer movies are spectacles that's what you pay 10 dollars to see. You want to get teased by effects sometimes. I think that will never stop. ”