Scout Quotes by Harper Lee

“Don’t say nigger, Scout. That’s common.”

— Harper Lee

“Jem also told me that if I breathed a word to Atticus, if in any way I let Atticus know I knew,…

— Harper Lee

“I found myself wondering what life would be if Jem were different, even from what he was now; what I would do…

— Harper Lee

“First of all," he said, "if you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you'll get along a lot better with all kinds…

— Harper Lee

“Well, in the first place, you stopped to gimme a chance to tell you my side of it- you just lit right…

— Harper Lee

When they finally saw him, why he hadn't done any of those things . . . Atticus, he was real nice. .…

— Harper Lee

“Nobody knew what form of intimidation Mr. Radley employed to keep Boo out of sight, but Jem figured that Mr. Radley kept…

— Harper Lee

“Summer was on the way; Jem and I awaited it with impatience. Summer was our best season: it was sleeping on the…

— Harper Lee

Summer, and he watches his children's heart break. Autumn again and Boo's children needed him. Atticus was right. One time he said…

— Harper Lee

Scout, I´m telling you for the last time, shut your trap or go home - I declare to the Lord you´re gettin´…

— Harper Lee

“Heck, can’t you even try to see it my way? You’ve got children of your own, but I’m older than you. When…

— Harper Lee

“Our mother died when I was two, so I never felt her absence. She was a Graham from Montgomery; Atticus met her…

— 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

“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

“on what we heard—” “Now don’t you be so confident, Mr. Jem, I ain’t ever seen any jury decide in favor of…

— Harper Lee

“When the three of us came to her house, Atticus would sweep off his hat, wave gallantly to her and say, “Good…

— Harper Lee

“An' they chased him 'n' never could catch him 'cause they didn't know what he looked like, an' Atticus, when they finally…

— Harper Lee

“The sixth grade seemed to please him from the beginning: he went through a brief Egyptian Period that baffled me - he…

— Harper Lee

“Scout," said Atticus, "When summer comes you'll you'll have to keep your head about far worse things…it's not fair for you and…

— Harper Lee

“What’s bothering you, son?” Jem came to the point: “Mr. Ewell.” “What has happened?” “Nothing’s happened. We’re scared for you, and we…

— Harper Lee

“I was too surprised to cry. I crept from Jem’s room and shut the door softly, lest undue noise set him off…

— Harper Lee

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

— Harper Lee

“Naw, Jem. I think that there is just one kind of folks. Folks." Jen turned and punched his pillow. WHen he settle…

— Harper Lee

“No, everybody’s gotta learn, nobody’s born knowin’. That Walter’s as smart as he can be, he just gets held back sometimes because…

— Harper Lee

“Atticus sat looking at the floor for a long time. Finally he raised his head. “Scout,” he said, “Mr. Ewell fell on…

— Harper Lee