Miss Maudie Quotes

“Miss Maudie’s hand closed tightly on mine, and I said nothing. Its warmth was enough.”

— Harper Lee

“Don't you oh well me,sir," Miss Maudie replied, recognizing Jem's fatalistic noises, "you are not old enough to appreciate what I said.”

— Harper Lee

“We're the safest folks in the world," said Miss Maudie. "We're so rarely called on to be Christians, but when we are,…

— Harper Lee

“Well, did you know he's the best checker-player in this town? Why, down at the Landing when we were coming up, Atticus…

— Harper Lee To Kill A Mockingbird

“Atticus said to Jem one day, "I’d rather you shot at tin cans in the backyard, but I know you’ll go after…

— Harper Lee

“You think about that,” Miss Maudie was saying. “It was no accident. I was sittin‘ there on the porch last night, waiting.…

— Harper Lee

“The handful of people in this town who say that fair is not marked White Only; the handful of people who say…

— Harper Lee

“When Atticus came home to dinner he found me crouched down aiming across the street. "What are you shooting at?" "Miss Maudie's…

— Harper Lee

“Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit ’em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” That was…

— Harper Lee

“Daylight...In my mind, the night faded. It was daytime and the neighborhood was busy. Miss Stephenie Crawford crossed the street to tell…

— Harper Lee

“There was indeed a caste system in Maycomb, but to my mind it worked this way: the older citizens, the present generation…

— Harper Lee To Kill A Mockingbird

“I simply want to tell you that there are some men in this world who were born to do our unpleasant jobs…

— Harper Lee