Nelle Harper Lee (April 28, 1926 – February 19, 2016), better known by her pen name Harper Lee, was an American novelist widely known for To Kill a Mockingbird, published in 1960.
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Harper Lee Novel
Harper Lee Fiction
People in their right minds never take pride in their talents. Harper Lee
People in their right minds never take pride in their talents.
I think there's just one kind of folks. Folks. Harper Lee
I think there's just one kind of folks. Folks.
The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience. Harper Lee
The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.
A man can condemn his enemies, but it’s wiser to know them. Harper Lee
A man can condemn his enemies, but it’s wiser to know them.
Prejudice, a dirty word, and faith, a clean one, have something in common: they both begin where reason ends Harper Lee
Prejudice, a dirty word, and faith, a clean one, have something in common: they both begin where reason ends
With him, life was routine; without him, life was unbearable. Harper Lee
With him, life was routine; without him, life was unbearable.
Remember this also: it’s always easy to look back and see what we were, yesterday, ten years ago. It is hard to see what we are. If you can master that trick, you’ll get along Harper Lee
Remember this also: it’s always easy to look back and see what we were, yesterday, ten years ago. It is hard to see what we are. If you can master that trick, you’ll get along
People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for. Harper Lee
People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.
Every man’s island, Jean Louise, every man’s watchman, is his conscience. There is no such thing as a collective conscious. Harper Lee
Every man’s island, Jean Louise, every man’s watchman, is his conscience. There is no such thing as a collective conscious.
[T]he time your friends need you is when they’re wrong, Jean Louise. They don’t need you when they’re right Harper Lee
[T]he time your friends need you is when they’re wrong, Jean Louise. They don’t need you when they’re right
I need a watchman to tell me this is what a man says but this is what he means, to draw a line down the middle and say here is this justice and there is that justice and make me understand the difference. Harper Lee
I need a watchman to tell me this is what a man says but this is what he means, to draw a line down the middle and say here is this justice and there is that justice and make me understand the difference.
As sure as time, history is repeating itself, and as sure as man is man, history is the last place he’ll look for his lessons. Harper Lee
As sure as time, history is repeating itself, and as sure as man is man, history is the last place he’ll look for his lessons.
