Quotes from To Kill a Mockingbird
1. “. . . you are not run-of-the-mill people, . . .you are the product of several generations’ gentle breeding.”
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Significance: 2. “I’m not a very good man, sir, but I am sheriff of Maycomb County…There’s a black boy dead for no reason, and the man responsible for it’s dead. Let the dead bury the dead, Mr. Finch. Let the dead bury the dead.”
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Significance: 3. “Won’t answer a word you say long as you keep on mockin’ me.”
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Significance: 4. “Yes, suh. I felt right sorry for her, she seemed to try more’n the rest of ‘em – “
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Significance: 5. “This is not enough, we must have ten dollars…You all know what it’s for – Helen can’t leave those children to work while Tom’s in jail…Alec, shut the doors. Nobody leaves here till we have ten dollars.”
Speaker:
Significance: 6. “Our courts have their faults, as does any human institution, but in this country our courts are the great levelers, and in our courts all men are created equal.”
Speaker:
Significance: 7. “The thing is, what I’m trying to say is – they do get on a lot better without me, I can’t help them any. They ain’t mean. They buy me everything I want, but it’s now-you’ve-got-it-go-play-with-it.”
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Significance: 8. “After all, if Aunty could be a lady at a time like this, so could I.”
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Significance: 9. “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.”
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Significance: 10. “Let’s not let our imaginations run away with us, dear…Now you tell your father not to teach you any more. It’s best to begin reading with a fresh mind. You tell him I’ll take over from here…”
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Significance: 11. “…Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit ‘em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”
Speaker:
Significance: 12. “When stalking one’s prey, it is best to take one’s time. Say nothing, and as sure as eggs he will
Speaker:
Significance: 2. “I’m not a very good man, sir, but I am sheriff of Maycomb County…There’s a black boy dead for no reason, and the man responsible for it’s dead. Let the dead bury the dead, Mr. Finch. Let the dead bury the dead.”
Speaker:
Significance: 3. “Won’t answer a word you say long as you keep on mockin’ me.”
Speaker:
Significance: 4. “Yes, suh. I felt right sorry for her, she seemed to try more’n the rest of ‘em – “
Speaker:
Significance: 5. “This is not enough, we must have ten dollars…You all know what it’s for – Helen can’t leave those children to work while Tom’s in jail…Alec, shut the doors. Nobody leaves here till we have ten dollars.”
Speaker:
Significance: 6. “Our courts have their faults, as does any human institution, but in this country our courts are the great levelers, and in our courts all men are created equal.”
Speaker:
Significance: 7. “The thing is, what I’m trying to say is – they do get on a lot better without me, I can’t help them any. They ain’t mean. They buy me everything I want, but it’s now-you’ve-got-it-go-play-with-it.”
Speaker:
Significance: 8. “After all, if Aunty could be a lady at a time like this, so could I.”
Speaker:
Significance: 9. “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.”
Speaker:
Significance: 10. “Let’s not let our imaginations run away with us, dear…Now you tell your father not to teach you any more. It’s best to begin reading with a fresh mind. You tell him I’ll take over from here…”
Speaker:
Significance: 11. “…Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit ‘em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”
Speaker:
Significance: 12. “When stalking one’s prey, it is best to take one’s time. Say nothing, and as sure as eggs he will