She's an old lady and she's ill. You just hold your head high and be a gentleman. Whatever she says to you, it's your job not to let her make you mad.

When a child asks you something, answer him, for goodness sake. But don't make a production of it. Children are children, but they can spot an evasion faster than adults, and evasion simply muddles 'em.

Again, as I had often met it in my own church, I was confronted with the Impurity of Women doctrine that seemed to preoccupy all clergymen.

When stalking one’s prey, it is best to take one’s time. Say nothing, and as sure as eggs he will become curious and emerge.

Turtles don't feel, stupid," said Jem. "Were you ever a turtle, huh?

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

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