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.

Prejudice, a dirty word, and faith, a clean one, have something in common: they both begin where reason ends.

The state is that great fiction by which everyone tries to live at the expense of everyone else.

I look at old performance videos now, and it's really funny - I thought I was such a gangster!

Whatever your beliefs are, you do not have to justify them to others.

The complexity of things - the things within things - just seems to be endless. I mean nothing is easy, nothing is simple.

We all need somewhere where we feel safe

The cat, which is a solitary beast, is single minded and goes its way alone, but, the dog, like his master, is confused in his mind.

If you come back to me, I'll never leave you", I whispered into the furry ear. "I'll make you all the pies you could ever eat.

One negative person can create a miserable office environment for everyone else.

Kennedy cooked the soup that Johnson had to eat.

The only evil that associates itself with mushrooms is taking too little.