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Tell Quotes by Harper Lee
- It's quite a thing, if you've never been in or known a small southern town. The people are not particularly sophisticated, naturally. They're not worldly…
- It's not necessary to tell all you know. It's not ladylike -- in the second place, folks don't like to have someone around knowin' more…
- As you grow older, you'll see white men cheat black men every day of your life, but let me tell you something and don't you…
- Don’t talk like that, Dill,” said Aunt Alexandra. “It’s not becoming to a child. It’s – cynical.” “I ain’t cynical, Miss Alexandra. Tellin’ the truth’s…
- I suppose she chose me because she knew my name; as I read the alphabet a faint line appeared between her eyebrows, and after making…
- Yeah, that's all," said Dill. "He'll probably come out after you when he sees you in the yard, then Scout'n' me'll jump on him and…
- It's not necessary to tell all you know. It's not ladylike--in the second place, folks don't like to have somebody around knowin' more than they…
- As you grow up, always tell the truth, do no harm to others, and don't think you are the most important being on earth. Rich…
- It's not necessary to tell all you know.
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