Harper-lee Quote by Harper Lee

“I began to think I quite liked her really. It's always so nice to meet someone more badly behaved than oneself.”

— Helen Fielding

“...a closeness that felt sorry and cheap the minute she walked out of the room.”

— Don DeLillo

“I had a feeling she probably made friends with people pretty easily, and that could be a good thing for me too, since I'd…

— Jessi Kirby

“She hadn't been hurt in any real way, had she? No one had treated her badly. I must just be overly sensitive to things,…

— Haruki Murakami

“She could not be made rude and malicious by the rudeness and malice of those about her.”

— Frances Hodgson Burnett

“She was good at that, repressing her feelings, disguising them as something else. Sometimes she thought it was the only thing she was good…

— Nicole Ciacchella

“It seemed enough for her to just deal with whatever it was that came her way, calmly and without fuss.”

— Han Kang

“I ran into her a couple of times after that but she always turned her face away and never spoke to me again. She…

— Ronan O'Brien

“We stared at each other. The level of politeness had risen to dangerous levels.”

— Ilona Andrews

“She smiled at and spoke to each person. It was as though she couldn't come into contact with anyone or anything without imparting some…

— M. Leighton

“We were quiet for a few moments. Then she said, “You were right. I wouldn’t have reacted so sharply if what you were saying…

— Barry Eisler

“She wasn’t nice. She was rarely polite. And no one who knew her well would have called her a generous woman.”

— Joan Schenkar