Education Quotes
Harper Lee (born April 28, 1926) American author of “To Kill a Mockingbird”
Harper Lee Books
“Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens, don’t nest in corn cribs, they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” ~~ Atticus Finch in Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird”
Filed Under: Belief, Harper Lee, Tolerance
“They’re certainly entitled to think that, and they’re entitled to full respect for their opinions … but before I can live with other folks I’ve got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience.” ~~ Atticus Finch in Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird”, Chapter 11
Filed Under: Character, Harper Lee, Tolerance
“When a child asks you something, answer him, for goodness’ sake. But don’t make a production of it. Children are children, but they can spot an evasion quicker than adults, and evasion simply muddles ’em.” ~~ Atticus Finch in Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird”, Chapter 9
Filed Under: Children, Harper Lee
“I think there’s just one kind of folks. Folks.” ~~ Scout Finch in Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird”, Chapter 23
Filed Under: Harper Lee, Tolerance
“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view—until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” ~~ Atticus in Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird”, Chapter 3
Filed Under: Harper Lee, Tolerance
