Shoot all the blue jays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird.

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.

We feel free when we escape - even if it be but from the frying pan to the fire.

The pedigree of honey Does not concern the bee A clover anytime to him Is aristocracy.

I married a German. Every night I dress up as Poland and he invades me.

There is never a reason to give up! It's always going on somehow!

As a professional, as a person, and as a player, I think he's fantastic. It's like he's dancing the tango. I just love how he plays football so elegantly. To me, Andres is Don Andres.

Fear not; and the God of mercies grant a full gale and a fair entry into His kingdom, which may carry sweetly and swiftly over the bar, that you find not the rub of death.

August in Kansas City is hotter than two rats f**king in a sock.

My world's both parts, and 'o! Both parts must die.

What I want to achieve, what I have been striving and pining for these thirty years, is self-realization, that is, to see God face to face.

Applause is the beginning of abuse