Harper Lee Mockingbird Quotations

Folks don't like to have somebody around knowing more than they do.

It's not necessary to tell all you know. It's not ladylike--in the second place, folks don't like to have somebody around knowin' more than they do.

Remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.

Before Jem looks at anyone else he looks at me, and I’ve tried to live so I can look squarely back at him.

Best way to clear the air is to have it all out in the open.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Hey, Mr. Cunningham. How's your entailment gettin' along?

That boy is your company. And if he wants to eat up that tablecloth, you let him, you hear?

Things are never as bad as they seem.

Miss Jean Louise, stand up. Your father's passin'.