You can pet him, Mr. Arthur. He's asleep.

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.

Nothing in excess.

The coolest toys don't have to be bought; they can be built. In fact, sometimes the only way they'll ever exist is if you make them yourself.

and then Zach said a really bad word, but I doubt DeeDee noticed because it was in Farsi

The responsibility of the artist consists in perfecting his work so that it may become attractively disinteresting.

I would like to emphasize again that right prayer leads to right action, that faith without works is dead. An excellent way to put thoughts into action is to write a letter for peace.

Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.

My dear, I'm a cat. Everything I see is mine.

Sometimes I shrink from your knowing what I have felt for you, and sometimes I am distressed that all of it you will never know.

We define journalism in America as the business and practice of presenting the news of the day in the interest of economic privilege.