100+ To Kill a Mockingbird Quotes with Page Numbers

"The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience." – Page 105

"I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand." – Page 112

"Before I can live with other folks, I've got to live with myself." – Page 105

"The courtroom is the one place where all men are created equal." – Page 205

"It was times like these when I thought my father, who hated guns, was the bravest man who ever lived." – Page 107

"Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win." – Page 81

"I do my best to love everybody… I'm hard put, sometimes—baby, it's never an insult to be called what somebody thinks is a disgrace." – Page 139

"If I didn’t, I couldn’t hold up my head in town… I couldn’t even tell you or Jem not to do something again." – Page 100

"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view… until you climb into his skin and walk around in it." – Page 30

"It is not necessary to tell all you know… people don't like to have their idle talk exposed." – Page 148

"Sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whiskey bottle in the hand of—oh, your father." – Page 106

"She was the worst sinner I ever encountered, but in her own way she was paying the highest tribute money could buy." – Page 113

"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view… until you climb into his skin and walk around in it." – Page 30

"Atticus, he was real nice," and Atticus said, "Most people are, Scout, when you finally see them." – Page 281

"Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing." – Page 2

"She seemed glad to see me when I came, but when I left her eye on the gate latched shut behind me." – Page 149

"I think there's just one kind of folks. Folks." – Page 225

"I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand." – Page 112

"Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy… That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird." – Page 103

"Why reasonable people go stark raving mad when anything involving a Negro comes up, is something I don’t pretend to understand." – Page 88

"They’ve done it before and they did it tonight and they’ll do it again and when they do it—seems that only children weep." – Page 228

"I think Mr. Tate was right… it’d be sort of like shootin’ a mockingbird, wouldn’t it?" – Page 276

"After all, if Aunty could be a lady at a time like this, so could I." – Page 235

"She had been handed a heavy burden and made the most of it." – Page 113

"In our courts, when it's a white man's word against a black man's, the white man always wins." – Page 220

"There's something in our world that makes men lose their heads—they couldn’t be fair if they tried." – Page 204

"The one place where a man ought to get a square deal is in a courtroom." – Page 205

"Tom was a dead man the minute Mayella Ewell opened her mouth and screamed." – Page 241

"The jury couldn’t possibly be expected to take Tom Robinson’s word against the Ewells’." – Page 220

"People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for." – Page 178

"She’s mixed up in fear, somehow he’s mixed up in love." – Page 204

"I guess it’s because—well, they’ve done it before and they did it tonight and they’ll do it again." – Page 228

"A court is only as sound as its jury, and a jury is only as sound as the men who make it up." – Page 225

"The witnesses for the state have presented themselves to you gentlemen… confident that you, gentlemen, would come to the same conclusion." – Page 203

"What was one more lie in a long list of lies that evening?" – Page 207

"She did something that in our society is unspeakable: she kissed a black man." – Page 203

"Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing." – Page 2

"Jem was twelve. He was difficult to live with, inconsistent, moody." – Page 132

"I was born good but had grown progressively worse every year." – Page 13

"I think there's just one kind of folks. Folks." – Page 225

"I destroyed his universe." – Page 231

"I kept looking back until Helen went around the corner of the post office building… then I joined Jem." – Page 213

"I once heard Atticus say that you never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them." – Page 280

"I felt extremely noble for having remembered, and remained noble for about fifteen minutes." – Page 22

"I think I’m beginning to understand why Boo Radley stayed shut up in the house all this time… it’s because he wants to stay inside." – Page 227

"When they finally saw him, why he hadn’t done any of those things… he was real nice." – Page 281

"I looked down and found myself clutching Walter Cunningham’s hand." – Page 245

"Boo was our neighbor. He gave us two soap dolls, a broken watch and chain, a pair of good-luck pennies, and our lives." – Page 279

"I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand." – Page 112

"It was times like these when I thought my father, who hated guns, was the bravest man who ever lived." – Page 107

"She was the bravest person I ever knew." – Page 112

"They've done it before and they did it tonight and they'll do it again and when they do it—seems that only children weep." – Page 228

"Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win." – Page 81

"Atticus was right. One time he said that you never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them." – Page 280

"Before I can live with other folks, I've got to live with myself." – Page 105

"The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience." – Page 105

"I do my best to love everybody… I'm hard put, sometimes—baby, it's never an insult to be called what somebody thinks is a disgrace." – Page 139

"It takes a woman to do that job." – Page 111

"She was the worst sinner I ever encountered, but in her own way she was paying the highest tribute money could buy." – Page 113

"She had been handed a heavy burden and made the most of it." – Page 113

"You ain't got no business bringin' white chillun here—they got their church, we got ours." – Page 119

"There's something in our world that makes men lose their heads—they couldn’t be fair if they tried." – Page 204

"In our courts, when it's a white man's word against a black man's, the white man always wins." – Page 220

"She did something that in our society is unspeakable: she kissed a black man." – Page 203

"Why reasonable people go stark raving mad when anything involving a Negro comes up, is something I don’t pretend to understand." – Page 88

"They've done it before and they did it tonight and they'll do it again." – Page 228

"The witnesses for the state have presented themselves to you gentlemen… confident that you, gentlemen, would come to the same conclusion." – Page 203

"Tom was a dead man the minute Mayella Ewell opened her mouth and screamed." – Page 241

"People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for." – Page 178

"It's not necessary to tell all you know… people don't like to have their idle talk exposed." – Page 148

"The jury couldn’t possibly be expected to take Tom Robinson’s word against the Ewells’." – Page 220

"She’s mixed up in fear, somehow he’s mixed up in love." – Page 204

"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view… until you climb into his skin and walk around in it." – Page 30

"If I didn’t, I couldn’t hold up my head in town… I couldn’t even tell you or Jem not to do something again." – Page 100

"Before I can live with other folks, I've got to live with myself." – Page 105

"The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience." – Page 105

"I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand." – Page 112

"Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win." – Page 81

"You can lead them somewhere and show them, but you can’t make them think." – Page 103

"She’s old, but she’s not crazy. She has her own views about things, they may be unpopular, but—she’s entitled to ‘em." – Page 102

"We were far too old to settle differences with fists, partly because Atticus said we weren’t fighting Christians." – Page 77

"Don’t say n****r, Scout. That’s common." – Page 75

"I do my best to love everybody… I'm hard put, sometimes—baby, it's never an insult to be called what somebody thinks is a disgrace." – Page 139

"It’s not necessary to tell all you know… people don't like to have their idle talk exposed." – Page 148

"Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing." – Page 2

"Miss Caroline, he hasn’t done any of those things… he’s a Cunningham." – Page 26

"You’re starting off on the wrong foot in every way, my dear." – Page 22

"I told Calpurnia to keep them coming as fast as she could cook them." – Page 22

"You can lead them somewhere and show them, but you can’t make them think." – Page 103

"She’s old, but she’s not crazy. She has her own views about things, they may be unpopular, but—she’s entitled to ‘em." – Page 102

"The Dewey Decimal System consisted, in part, of Miss Caroline waving cards at us which had words on them." – Page 17

"I suppose she’s teaching you the alphabet now?" – Page 22

"I never deliberately learned to read, but somehow I had been wallowing illicitly in the daily papers." – Page 14

"I told Atticus I didn’t feel very well and didn’t think I’d go to school anymore." – Page 23

"Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read." – Page 2

"You can never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view." – Page 30

"The Ewells had been the disgrace of Maycomb for three generations." – Page 31

"Walter Cunningham’s company was unacceptable because—well, he was destitute." – Page 23

"The Cunninghams never took anything they can’t pay back—no church baskets and no scrip stamps." – Page 23

"They’re nothing but squatting squatters, no better than animals." – Page 31

"Some people liked to count their chickens before they hatched." – Page 153

"He was the son of a sharecropper, and grew up near the dump." – Page 198

"Maycomb County had recently been told that it had nothing to fear but fear itself." – Page 6

"Nobody liked dull times anyway." – Page 6

"Walter’s company was unacceptable because—well, he was poor." – Page 23

"They’ve done it before and they did it tonight and they’ll do it again." – Page 228

"She’s mixed up in fear, somehow he’s mixed up in love." – Page 204

"The one place where a man ought to get a square deal is in a courtroom." – Page 205

"People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for." – Page 178

"The witnesses for the state have presented themselves to you gentlemen… confident that you, gentlemen, would come to the same conclusion." – Page 203

"Tom was a dead man the minute Mayella Ewell opened her mouth and screamed." – Page 241

"What was one more lie in a long list of lies that evening?" – Page 207

"She did something that in our society is unspeakable: she kissed a black man." – Page 203

"She’s mixed up in fear, somehow he’s mixed up in love." – Page 204

"In our courts, when it's a white man's word against a black man's, the white man always wins." – Page 220

"The jury couldn’t possibly be expected to take Tom Robinson’s word against the Ewells’." – Page 220

"They've done it before and they did it tonight and they'll do it again." – Page 228

"Atticus, he was real nice," and Atticus said, "Most people are, Scout, when you finally see them." – Page 281

"I think Mr. Tate was right… it’d be sort of like shootin’ a mockingbird, wouldn’t it?" – Page 276

"I once heard Atticus say that you never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them." – Page 280