It’s never an insult to be called what somebody thinks is a bad name. It just shows you how poor that person is, it doesn’t hurt you.
Atticus had said it was the polite thing to talk to people about what they were interested in, not about what you were interested in.
Atticus tried to stifle a smile but didn’t make it. 'No, we don’t have mobs and that nonsense in Maycomb. I’ve never heard of a gang in Maycomb.'
It’s not time to worry yet...
Link, that boy might go to the chair, but he’s not going till the truth’s told.' Atticus’s voice was even. 'And you know what the truth is.'
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 quicker than adults, and evasion simply muddles ‘em.
Atticus’s voice was even: 'Alexandra, Calpurnia’s not leaving this house until she wants to. You may think otherwise, but I couldn’t have got along without her all these years. She’s a faithful member of this family and you’ll simply have to accept things the way they are.'
But there is one way in this country in which all men are created equal – there is one human institution that makes a pauper the equal of a Rockefeller, the stupid man the equal of an Einstein, and the ignorant man the equal of any college president. That institution gentlemen, is a court. It can be the Supreme Court of the United States or the humblest JP court in the land, or this honourable court which you serve. Our courts have their faults as does any human institution, but in this country our courts are the great levelers, and in our courts all men are created equal.
According to her views, she died beholden to nothing and nobody. She was the bravest person I ever knew.
There’s a lot of ugly things in this world, son. I wish I could keep ‘em all away from you. That’s never possible.
You know, she was a great lady.
Shoot all the blue jays you want, if you can hit ‘em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.