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It was times li ke these when I thought my father, who hated guns and had never been to any wars, was the bravest man who ever lived. ~Harper Lee, //To Kill a Mockingbird//, Chapter 11

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. ~Harper Lee, //To Kill a Mockingbird//, Chapter 11, spoken by the character Atticus

I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win, but sometimes you do. ~Harper Lee, //To Kill a Mockingbird//, Chapter 11, spoken by the character Atticus

She seemed glad to see me when I appeared in the kitchen, and by watching her I began to think there was some skill involved in being a girl. ~Harper Lee, //To Kill a Mockingbird//, Chapter 12