Serving on a jury forces a man to make up his mind and declare himself about something. Men don't like to do that. Sometimes it's unpleasant.

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.

The Americans believe they answered all first questions in 1776: since then they've just been hammering out the practical details.

I always entertain great hopes.

I'm just working class. I can pay the bills most of the time, usually from royalties.

Where we're standing right now, in the ruins in the dark, what we build could be anything.

Everybody can have one great year. I've got to prove I can do it again.

We cannot progress as a society, as a people, if we lack compassion.

I am basically a private person.

I log out of Twitter on my computer so I have to log in and then I log back out.

It's all up to you, girls. You have to be strong. These are the days of post-women's liberation. You have grown up by now and you have to take care of yourself. No one's going to help you.

I like the idea of experimenting with different kinds of formats, and I think you've got to keep on your toes and keep changing.