It's not necessary to tell all you know.

I'm no idealist to believe firmly in the integrity of our courts and in the jury system -- that is no ideal to me, it is a living, working reality. Gentlemen, a court is no better than each man of you sitting before me on this jury. A court is only as sound as its jury, and a jury is only as sound as the men who make it up.

They've done it before and they'll do it again and when they do it -- seems that only the children weep. Good night.

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.

I have said what I wanted to say and I will not say it again.

Any writer worth his salt writes to please himself.

It's not necessary to tell all you know. It's not ladylike -- in the second place, folks don't like to have someone around knowin' more than they do. It aggravates them. Your not gonna change any of them by talkin' right, they've got to want to learn themselves, and when they don't want to learn there's nothing you can do but keep your mouth shut or talk their language.