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To Kill a Mockingbird
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" Quotes

A young girl navigates the complexities of race, justice, and compassion in a small Southern town during the Great Depression.

Quotes

The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.

Harper Lee

People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.

Harper Lee

Before I can live with other folks, I've got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.

Harper Lee

Stand in Bob Ewell's shoes for a minute. I destroyed his last shred of credibility at that trial, if he had any to begin with.

Harper Lee

That's what a jury does in a courtroom. We're all scared of each other.

Harper Lee

Atticus, you must be wrong...

Harper Lee

You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.

Harper Lee

Well, most folks seem to think they're right and you're wrong...

Harper Lee

Don't give up, I believe in you all.

Harper Lee

Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win.

Harper Lee