He turned out the light and went into Jem's room. He would be there all night, and he would be there when Jem waked up in the morning.

One must lie under certain circumstances and at all times when one can't do anything about them.

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.

With him, life was routine; without him, life was unbearable.

Mutual defiance made them alike.

Nothin’s real scary except in books.

Shoot all the blue jays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird.