Every man's island, Jean Louise, every man's watchman, is his conscience. There is no such thing as a collective conscience.

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.

Haters may hate, but we can't stop loving.

If words are to enter men's minds and bear fruit, they must be the right words shaped cunningly to pass men's defenses and explode silently and effectually within their minds.

Empty baggage of the past, travel light in the Light!

One of the most difficult things to give away is kindness, for it is usually returned.

Max," Jace said. "Max, I’m so sorry.

The world is so great and rich, and life so full of variety, that you can never lack occasions for poems.

The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.

Sadly, I am not able to take part in the fieldwork myself so much anymore, as both of my legs were amputated following an airplane crash twelve years ago.

My business is hurting people.

A sacrifice is best refuted by accepting it