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189 Quotes by Harper Lee

Harper Lee has 189 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

I do much of my creative thinking while golfing. If people know you're working at home they think nothing of…
I'm no idealist to believe firmly in the integrity of our courts and in the jury system - that is…
Wordsworth was right when he said that we trail clouds of glory as we come into the world, that we…
Writing is a process of self-discipline you must learn before you can call yourself a writer. There are people who…
Now, 75 years later in an abundant society where people have laptops, cell phones, iPods, and minds like empty rooms,…
Rest assured, as long as I am alive any book purporting to be with my cooperation is a falsehood,
Somewhere, I had received the impression that Fine Folks were people who did the best they could with the sense…
Why reasonable people go stark raving mad when anything involving a Negro comes up, is something I don't pretend to…
I didn't expect the book to sell in the first place. I was hoping for a quick and merciful death…
As I made my way home, I thought Jem and I would get grown but there wasn't much else for…
I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with…
I never expected any sort of success with 'Mockingbird'... I sort of hoped someone would like it enough to give…

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