“I never loved reading until I feared I would lose it. One does not love breathing.”
― To Kill a Mockingbird
― To Kill a Mockingbird
“Courage is not a man with a gun in his hand. It's knowing you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win, but sometimes you do.”
― To Kill a Mockingbird
― 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.”
― To Kill a Mockingbird
"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.”
― To Kill a Mockingbird
“You can't really get to know a person until you get in their shoes and walk around in them.”
― To Kill a Mockingbird
― To Kill a Mockingbird
“I wanted you to see something about her—I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win, but sometimes you do. Mrs. Dubose won, all ninety-eight pounds of her. According to her views, she died beholden to nothing and nobody. She was the bravest person I ever knew.”
― To Kill a Mockingbird
― To Kill a Mockingbird
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