MISS MAUDIE TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD QUOTES

“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.”

“Things are always better in the morning.”

“You know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”

“Neighbours bring food with death and flowers with sickness and little things in between. Boo was our neighbour. He always remained shut up in the house.”

“There are some men in this world who were born to do our unpleasant jobs for us.”

“I think there’s just one kind of folks. Folks.”

“It’s never an insult to be called what somebody thinks is a bad name. It just shows you how poor that person is.”

“Sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whisky bottle in the hand of another.”

“Bad language is a stage all children go through, and it dies with time when they learn they’re not attracting attention with it.”

“You just hold your head high and keep those fists down. No matter what anybody says to you, don’t let ’em get your goat.”

“People in their right minds never take pride in their talents.” DESTINATION QUOTES SHORT

“Atticus, he was real nice… Most people are, Scout, when you finally see them.”

“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 corncribs.”

“There are some things that should happen and should never be spoken of again.”

“The truth is, children believe everything you tell them. They have complete faith in you. They believe you are immortal.”

“Why reasonable people go stark raving mad when anything involving a Negro comes up is something I don’t pretend to understand.”

“I’d rather you shot at tin cans in the back yard, but I know you’ll go after birds. Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit ‘em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”

“You can’t hold a man down without staying down with him.”

“Ladies in bunches always filled me with vague apprehension and a firm desire to be elsewhere.”

“Most people are, Scout, when you finally see them.”