My objectives are very limited. I want to do the best I can with the talent God gave me. I hope to goodness that every novel I do gets better and better, not worse and worse.

Ladies in bunches always filled me with vague apprehension and a firm desire to be elsewhere.

I don't want to hear any words like that while I'm here. Scout, you'll get in trouble if you go around saying things like that. You want to grow up to be a lady, don't you?' I said not particularly.

She knew full well the enormity of her offense, but because her desires were stronger than the code she was breaking, she persisted in breaking it.

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

I would advise anyone who aspires to a writing career that before developing his talent he would be wise to develop a thick hide.

Folks were doin' a lot of runnin' that night