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"Atticus told me to delete the adjectives and I'd have the facts."
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"I would advise anyone who aspires to a writing career that before developing his talent he would be wise to develop a thick."

"Then Mr. Underwood's meaning became clear: Atticus had used every tool available to free men to save Tom Robinson, but in the secret courts of men's hearts Atticus had no case."

"I willed myself to stay awake, but the rain was so soft and the room was so warm and his voice was so deep and his knee was so snug that I slept."

"It had never fully occurred to Jean Louise that she was a girl: her life had been one of reckless, pummeling activity; fighting, football, climbing, keeping up with Jem, and besting anyone her own age in any contest requiring physical prowess."

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

"They are simple people, most of them, but that doesn't make them subhuman.You are telling them Jesus loves them, but not much."

"Some negroes lie, some are immoral, some negro men are not be trusted around women - black and white. But this is a truth that applies to the human race and to no particular race of men."
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