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title: "3 Bravest Quotes By Harper Lee"
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> [“She was the bravest person I ever knew.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harper-lee/she-was-the-bravest-person-i-ever-knew/)

[Harper Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harper-lee/)

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> [It was times like these when I thought my father, who hated guns and had never been to any wars, was the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harper-lee/it-was-times-like-these-when-i-thought-my-father-who-hated-guns-and/)

[Harper Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harper-lee/)

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> [“…I wanted you to see something about her-- I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harper-lee/i-wanted-you-to-see-something-about-her-i-wanted-you-to-see-what-real-3/)

[Harper Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harper-lee/)

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## Other authors on Bravest

## More by Harper Lee

> [“No jury in this part of the world's going to say, "We think you're guilty, but not very," on a charge like that. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harper-lee/no-jury-in-this-part-of-the-world-s-going-to-say-we-think-you-re/)

[Harper Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harper-lee/)

> [That proves something- that a gang of wild animals can be stopped, simply because they're still human.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harper-lee/that-proves-something-that-a-gang-of-wild-animals-can-be-stopped/)

[Harper Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harper-lee/)

> [“I wanted you to see something about her—I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harper-lee/i-wanted-you-to-see-something-about-her-i-wanted-you-to-see-what-real/)

[Harper Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harper-lee/)

> [Any writer worth his salt writes to please himself...It's a self-exploratory operation that is endless. An exorcism of not necessarily his demon, but of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harper-lee/any-writer-worth-his-salt-writes-to-please-himself-it-s-a-self/)

[Harper Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harper-lee/)

> [“folks don’t like to have somebody around knowin’ more than they do. It aggravates ’em. You’re not gonna change any of them by talkin’…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harper-lee/folks-don-t-like-to-have-somebody-around-knowin-more-than-they-do-it/)

[Harper Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harper-lee/)

> [ “...\[Summer\] was a thousand colors in a parched landscape...” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harper-lee/summer-was-a-thousand-colors-in-a-parched-landscape/)

[Harper Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harper-lee/)

> [It’s never an insult to be called what somebody thinks is a bad name. It just shows you how poor that person is, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harper-lee/it-s-never-an-insult-to-be-called-what-somebody-thinks-is-a-bad-name/)

[Harper Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harper-lee/)

> [I wonder how much of the day I spend just callin' after you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harper-lee/i-wonder-how-much-of-the-day-i-spend-just-callin-after-you/)

[Harper Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harper-lee/)

> [Writing is something you'll never learn in any university or at any school. It's something that is within you, and if it isn't there,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harper-lee/writing-is-something-you-ll-never-learn-in-any-university-or-at-any/)

[Harper Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harper-lee/)

> [“To begin with, this case should never have come to trial. The state has not produced one iota of medical evidence that the crime…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harper-lee/to-begin-with-this-case-should-never-have-come-to-trial-the-state-has/)

[Harper Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harper-lee/)

> [“Naw, Jem. I think that there is just one kind of folks. Folks." Jen turned and punched his pillow. WHen he settle back his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harper-lee/naw-jem-i-think-that-there-is-just-one-kind-of-folks-folks-jen-turned/)

[Harper Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harper-lee/)

> [“The course of English Literature would have been decidedly different had Mr. Wordsworth owned a power mower.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harper-lee/the-course-of-english-literature-would-have-been-decidedly-different/)

[Harper Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harper-lee/)

> [I would like to be the chronicler of something that I think is going down the drain very swiftly, and that is small-town, middle-class…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harper-lee/i-would-like-to-be-the-chronicler-of-something-that-i-think-is-going/)

[Harper Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harper-lee/)

> [“The gum looked fresh. I sniffed it and it smelled all right. I licked it and waited for a while. When I did not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harper-lee/the-gum-looked-fresh-i-sniffed-it-and-it-smelled-all-right-i-licked/)

[Harper Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harper-lee/)

> [I just thought you'd like to know I can read. You got anything needs readin' I can do it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harper-lee/i-just-thought-you-d-like-to-know-i-can-read-you-got-anything-needs/)

[Harper Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harper-lee/)

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