Psychology Quote by Harper Lee To Kill A Mockingbird

“No code mattered to her before she broke it, but it came crashing down on her afterwards." - Atticus Finch”

— Harper Lee To Kill A Mockingbird

“There was indeed a caste system in Maycomb, but to my mind it worked this way: the older citizens, the present generation of people…

— Harper Lee To Kill A Mockingbird

“Right. But do you think I could face my children otherwise? You know what's going to happen as well as I do, Jack, and…

— Harper Lee To Kill A Mockingbird

“One more thing, gentlemen, before I quit. Thomas Jefferson once said that all men are created equal, a phrase that the Yankees and the…

— Harper Lee To Kill A Mockingbird

“I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his…

— Harper Lee To Kill a Mockingbird

“I’ve heard that lawyers’ children, on seeing their parents in court in the heat of argument, get the wrong idea: they think opposing counsel…

— Harper Lee To Kill A Mockingbird

“The thing is, what I’m tryin‘ to say is— they do get on a lot better without me, I can’t help them any. They…

— Harper Lee To Kill A Mockingbird

“...if you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you’ll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a…

— Harper Lee To Kill a Mockingbird

“I wondered if anybody had ever called her “ma’am,” or “Miss Mayella” in her life; probably not, as she took offense to routine courtesy.…

— Harper Lee To Kill A Mockingbird

“Jem,” he said, “are you responsible for this?” “Yes sir.” “Why’d you do it?” Jem said softly, “She said you lawed for niggers and…

— Harper Lee To Kill A Mockingbird

“Whoa, son,” said Atticus. “Nobody’s about to make you go anywhere but to bed pretty soon. I’m just going over to tell Miss Rachel…

— Harper Lee To Kill A Mockingbird

“I have nothing but pity in my heart for the chief witness for the state, but my pity does not extend so far as…

— Harper Lee To Kill A Mockingbird