Dill was in hearty agreement with this plan of action. Dill was becoming something of a trail anyways, following Jem about... He only grew closer to Jem. (Lee 55)

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.

Don't always think about being a subordinate, otherwise you would lose your self esteem and not succeed in society.

If I liked food and disliked exercise as much as a 400 pound guy, I'd be a 400 pound guy.

A melody is not merely something you can hum.

There was an extensive collection of cookbooks in the well-stocked library, and he took to pouring over these in the evenings.

I suppose we all tend to remember only the happiness from our childhood, as a sundial refuses to tell the time except in fine weather.

If I'm playing cards for pennies, I want to win.

If only I had discipline, but alas, it is only an obsessive-compulsive trait and the beauty of habit that causes me to return again and again to my work.

It is a great proof of talents to be able to recall the mind from the senses, and to separate thought from habit.

Never turn your back on reality. It surrounds you.

I sometimes call Donald Trump the placebo president. He will talk a big game, but for domestic policy I think change remarkably little.