To Kill a Mockingbird

by Harper Lee

There was no hurry, for there was nowhere to go, nothing to buy and no money to buy it with, nothing to see outside the boundaries of Maycomb County. But it was a time of vague optimism for some of the people; Maycomb County had recently been told that it had nothing to fear but fear itself.

‘People in their right minds never take pride in their talents,’ said Miss Maudie.

‘People in their right minds never take pride in their talents,’ said Miss Maudie.

It was times like these when I thought my father, who hated guns and had never been to any wars, was the bravest man who ever lived.

. It was times like these when I thought my father, who hated guns and had never been to any wars, was the bravest man who ever lived.

‘They’re certainly entitled to think that, and they’re entitled to full respect for their opinions,’ said Atticus, ‘but before I can live with other folks I’ve got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience.’

‘They’re certainly entitled to think that, and they’re entitled to full respect for their opinions,’ said Atticus, ‘but before I can live with other folks I’ve got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience.’