Madeline

“I never understood her preoccupation with heredity. Somewhere, I had received the impression that Fine Folks were people who did the best they could with the sense they had, but Aunt Alexandra was of the opinion, obliquely expressed, that the longer a family had been squatting on one patch of land the finer it was.”
― 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

“She was the bravest person I ever knew.”
― 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