Madeline

“The apple does not fall far from the tree.”
― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird

“It’s like bein’ a caterpillar in a cocoon, that’s what it is ... Like somethin’ asleep wrapped up in a warm place. I always thought Maycomb folks were the best folks in the world, least that’s what they seemed like”
― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird

“Until I feared I would loose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”
― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird

“Atticus---" ...said Jem bleakly. "How could they do it, how could they?"
"I don't know, but they did it. They've done it before & they did it tonight & they'll do it again & when they do it--- seems that only children weep.”
― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird