"Don’t talk like that, Dill,” said Aunt Alexandra.……" — Harper Lee
"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 not cynical, is it?” “The way you tell it, it is."
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189 Quotes by Harper Lee
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