She knew full well the enormity of her offense, but because her desires were stronger than the code she was breaking, she persisted in breaking it.

I was born good but had grown progressively worse every year. Scout

It was times like these when I thought my father, who hated guns and had never been to any wars, was the bravest man who ever lived.

I don't want to hear any words like that while I'm here. Scout, you'll get in trouble if you go around saying things like that. You want to grow up to be a lady, don't you?' I said not particularly.

As you grow older, you'll see white men cheat black men every day of your life, but let me tell you something and don't you forget it - whenever a white man does that to a black man, no matter who he is, how rich he is, or how fine a family he comes from, he is trash.

I'm gonna be a new kind of clown. I'm gonna stand in the middle of the ring and laugh at the folks.

Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.