744 Quotes by Harper Lee

Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don't eat up people's gardens, don't nest in corncribs, they don't do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That's why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird.

Summer was our best season - everything good to eat, a thousand colors in a parched landscape.

It's not okay to hate anybody

Whatever she says to you, it’s your jobnot to let her make you mad.

If we followed our feelings all the time we'd be like cats chasin' their tails.

попробуй выучиться одному нехитрому фокусу, Глазастик, - сказал он. - Тогда тебе куда легче будет ладить с самыми разными людьми. Нельзя по-настоящему понять человека, пока не станешь на его точку зрения...- Это как?- Надо влезть в его шкуру и походить в ней.(Аттикус Финч - Глазастику Финч)

her şeyden önce dedi, basit bir sır öğrenirsen her türlü insanla anlaşman kolaylaşır, Scout. Bir insanı anlayabilmek için o insanın baktığı açıdan bakmayı becerebilmesin...

Boo and I walked up the steps to the porch. His fingers found the doorknob. He gently released my hand, opened the door, enter inside, and shut the door behind him. I never saw him again.

I would advise anyone who aspires to a writing career that before developing his talent he would be wise to develop a thick hide."[Writer's Digest, September 1961]