I never expected any sort of success with 'Mockingbird'... I sort of hoped someone would like it enough to give me encouragement.

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.

In real estate, you make 10% of your money because you're a genius and 90% because you catch a great wave.

The only barrier to entry you can create is to consistently build a great product.

Music, which should pulsate with life, needs new means of expression, and science alone can infuse it with youthful vigor.

If someone comes up to me, 90 percent of the time it's about Office Space.

It only takes a second to call a girl fat and She'll take a lifetime trying to starve herself.. think before you act.

I can cure your men of walking off the [flight] program. Let's put on the girls.

Have the utmost respect for your subjects. Love them.

I am the best film director in the world.

I hate wearing anything tight. A corset is my idea of torture.

Every step of progress the world has made has been from scaffold to scaffold, and from stake to stake.