“You deny them hope. Any man in this world, Atticus, any man who has a head and arms and legs, was born with hope in his heart. You won’t find that in the Constitution, I picked that up in church somewhere. They are simple people, most of them, but that doesn’t make them subhuman.”
― Go Set a Watchman
― Go Set a Watchman
“How do you curb envy? First, stop comparing yourself to others. Second, find your “circle of competence” and fill it on your own. Create a niche where you are the best. It doesn’t matter how small your area of mastery is. The main thing is that you are king of the castle.”
― The Art of Thinking Clearly
― The Art of Thinking Clearly
“[T]he time your friends need you is when they’re wrong, Jean Louise. They don’t need you when they’re right”
― Go Set a Watchman
― Go Set a Watchman
“It was indeed a gift to have someone to love.”
― The Last Letter from Your Lover
― The Last Letter from Your Lover
“Aunty,” she said, cordially, “why don’t you go pee in your hat?”
― Go Set a Watchman
― Go Set a Watchman
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