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To Kill A Mockingbird: Great Quotes By The Characters

To Kill A Mockingbird: Great Quotes by the Characters

Atticus

Respectful of other people

Talking about Bob Ewell spitting in his face): "I wish Bob Ewell
wouldn't chew tobacco." Page 220 Chapter 23

Responding to Jem talking about Mrs. Dubose not being a lady:
"She was. She had her own views about things, a lot different from mine,
maybe...son, I told you that if you hadn't lost your head I'd have made
you go and read to her. I wanted you to see something about her-I wanted
you to see what real courage is, instead of seeing courage is a man with
a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin but
you begin anyway and see through it no matter what. You rarely win, but
sometimes you do. Mrs. Dubose won, all ninety-eight pounds of her.
According to her views, she died beholding to nothing and nobody. She
was the bravest person I ever knew." Page 116 Chapter 11

Talking to Scout: Atticus turned his head and pinned me to the wall with his
good eye. His voice was deadly: "First, apologize to your aunt."
Page 138 Chapter 14

Talking to Jem: "Mr. Cunningham was part of a mob last night, but he is
still a man. Every mob in every little Southern town is always made up of
people you know- doesn't say much for the, does it?" Page 160 Chapter 16

Determined

Talking to Scout: "Scout, simply by the nature of the work, every lawyer gets
one case in his lifetime that affects him personally. This one's mine I guess.
You might here some ugly talk about it at school, but do one thing for me if you
will: you just hold your head high and keep your fists down." Page 80 Chapter 9

Talking to Scout: "Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we
started is no reason for us not to try and win." Page 80 Chapter 9

Talking to Calpurnia: Atticus' eyes filled with tears. He did not speak for a
moment. "Tell them I'm very grateful," he said. "Tell them- tell them they
must never do this again. Times are too...