There’s something in our world that makes men lose their heads—they couldn’t be fair if they tried.

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.

Spread your wings. Fly as far to know who you are.

Just because we're sisters under the skin doesn't mean we've got much in common.

... chemistry is a trade for people without enough imagination to be physicists.

My husband thinks he's compromising if we have one cook instead of three.

We have to know before we can act.

Things you create with your mind are always part of your postmortal life, whether they seem real or not.

When a woman wants to betray her husband, her actions are almost invariably studied but they are never reasoned.

In spite of muzzling the press, imprisoning thousands, and engaging in torture, kidnapping and murder, the Socialist government was still vulnerable to the accusation of being "soft on Basques.

I don't know why I go to school unless for kicks, oh well might as well do dissect a frog.

My true relationship is with myself - all others are simply mirrors of it.