I try to give'em a reason, you see. It helps folks if they can latch onto a reason.

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.

In Maycomb, if one went for a walk with no definite purpose in mind, it was correct to believe one's mind incapable of definite purpose.

Ladies bathed before noon, after their three o'clock naps, and by nightfall were like soft teacakes with frostings of sweat and sweet talcum.

Havin' a gun around's an invitation to somebody to shoot you.

Folks don't like to have somebody around knowing more than they do.

I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand.