Wordsworth was right when he said that we trail clouds of glory as we come into the world, that we are born with a divine sense of perception. As we grow older, the world closes in on us, and we gradually lose the freshness of viewpoint that we had as children. That is why I think children should get to know this country while they are young.

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.

...but before I can live with other folks I've got to live with myself.

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

I wonder how much of the day I spend just callin' after you.

Mr. Avery said it was written on the Rosetta Stone that when children disobeyed their parents, smoked cigarettes and made war on each other, the seasons would change: Jem and I were burdened with the guilt of contributing to the aberrations of nature, thereby causing unhappiness to our neighbors and discomfort to ourselves.

Long ago, in a burst of friendliness, Aunty and Uncle Jimmy produced a son named Henry.