Atticus said naming people after Confederate generals made slow steady drinkers.

You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view.

The book to read is not the one which thinks for you, but the one which makes you think. No book in the world equals the Bible for that.

The things that happen to people we never really know. What happens in houses behind closed doors, what secrets -

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

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

He turned out the light and went into Jem's room. He would be there all night, and he would be there when Jem waked up in the morning.

Things are always better in the morning.

It's not necessary to tell all you know.

Writing is a process of self-discipline you must learn before you can call yourself a writer. There are people who write, but I think they're quite different from people who must write.

...but before I can live with other folks I've got to live with myself.

Selective listening is more poisonous than the snake bite.Either you listen or you don't listen. Choice is yours!!!

An excess of law inescapably weakens the rule of law.

I enjoy sports in person.

I really do believe 2012 is coming. What do you think about that?

Dear, if you are dead or alive, I will still love you no matter what.

A $1.7 billion average increase in electricity costs is estimated to result in a $1.3 billion decrease in personal income and a loss of 13,000 more jobs in the region.

We are born with magic inside of us

It is very unfair to judge any body's conduct, without an intimate knowledge of their situation.

You know when I was younger I used to look at Downbeat Magazine and I figured anybody in Downbeat must be making a living.

I'm not an austere person.