Now...in an abundant society where people have laptops, cell phones, ipods and minds like empty rooms, I still plod along with books.

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.

Writing is a process of self-discipline you must learn before you can call yourself a writer. There are people who write, but I think they're quite different from people who must write.

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

It’s never an insult to be called what somebody thinks is a bad name. It just shows you how poor that person is, it doesn’t hurt you.

Try fighting with your head for a change... it's a good one, even if it does resist learning.

We’re so rarely called on to be Christians, but when we are, we’ve got men like Atticus to go for us.