I know now what he was trying to do, but Atticus was only a man. It takes a woman to do that kind of work.

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.

It is a huge danger to pretend that awful things do not happen. But you need enough hope to keep going. I am trying to make hope. Flowers grow out of darkness.

Outside your comfort zone is the only place worth living.

The statement at the core of all disagreements: I’m right, you’re wrong.

Peace is absurd: Fascism does not believe in it.

I am kept awake by the list of possibilities for shooting more photos and deciding what I must prioritise next.

The basis of good manners is self-reliance. Necessity is the law of all who are not self-possessed.

It's a cliche that filmmaking is a team sport. However, let me say just say it again: filmmaking is a team sport.

Bakers bake bread, accountants manage accounts and entrepreneurs turn ideas into reality.

Fresh October brings the pheasant, Then to gather nuts is pleasant.

Nuns fret not at their convent's narrow room; And hermits are contented with their cells.