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Atticus, he was real nice.""Most people are, Scout, when you finally see them.

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She knew full well the enormity of her offense, but because her desires were stronger than the code she was breaking, she persisted in breaking it.

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Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.

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If we followed our feelings all the time, we'd be like cats chasin' their tails.

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Summer was on the way; Jem and I awaited it with impatience. Summer was our best season: it was sleeping on the back screened porch in cots, or trying...more

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Naw, Jem. I think that there is just one kind of folks. Folks."Jen turned and punched his pillow. WHen he settle back his face was cloudy. He was goin...more

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Boo and I walked up the steps to the porch. His fingers found the doorknob. He gently released my hand, opened the door, enter inside, and shut the do...more

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The one place where a man ought to get a square deal is in a courtroom, be he any color of the rainbow, but people have a way of carrying their resent...more

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We’re so rarely called on to be Christians, but when we are, we’ve got men like Atticus to go for us.

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Thought you could kill my Snow-on-the-Mountain, did you? Well, Jessie says that the top's growing back out. Next time you'll know how to do it right, ...more