To Kill a Mockingbird Quotes

“The novel’s message is clear: civility can curb evil intentions and expose human goodness.”
― Trisha Lively, To Kill a Mockingbird

“In Atticus, Lee offers readers an alternative to the traditional hero, who is admired usually for his physical strength and abilities. Atticus’s heroic qualities consist of restraint, reserve, humility and decency.”
― Trisha Lively, To Kill a Mockingbird

“certain defeat does not excuse someone from the moral duty of doing what is right.”
― Trisha Lively, To Kill a Mockingbird