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MOLLY HARPER Naw, Jem. I think that there is just one kind of folks. Folks."

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HARPER LEE Atticus, he was real nice."

"Most people are, Scout, when you finally see them.
HARPER LEE I think there's just one kind of folks. Folks.
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HARPER LEE Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird.
HARPER LEE It's not time to worry yet
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HARPER LEE Things are always better in the morning.
HARPER LEE Pass the damn ham, please.
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HARPER LEE I was born good but had grown progressively worse every year.
Scout
HARPER LEE We're paying the highest tribute you can pay a man. We trust him to do right. It's that simple.
HARPER LEE If there's just one kind of folks, why can't they get along with each other? If they're all alike, w...
HARPER LEE Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to wi...
HARPER LEE When a child asks you something, answer him, for goodness sake. But don't make a production of it. C...
HARPER LEE It’s never an insult to be called what somebody thinks is a bad name. It just shows you how poor t...
HARPER LEE You just hold your head high and keep those fists down. No matter what anybody says to you, don't yo...
HARPER LEE With him, life was routine; without him, life was unbearable.
HARPER LEE Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gar...
HARPER LEE People in their right minds never take pride in their talents.
HARPER LEE Atticus said to Jem one day, "I’d rather you shot at tin cans in the backyard, but I know you’ll...
HARPER LEE Atticus told me to delete the adjectives and I'd have the facts.
HARPER LEE People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.
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