“It frightened him to think what must have gone to the making of her eyes.”

“It frightens him to think of her this way. It makes her seem, in terms of love, so vast.”

“Jackson is gone - not entirely gone; Jackson was there today watching, and Ewell sees his eyes - but you cannot blame him for not being Jackson. You must make do with the tools God has given for the job.”

“When he finally opened his eyes he saw her sit upand smile at him. She was beautiful, her dark hair wastousled, and her green eyes glimmered. God have mercy.He’d died and gone to heaven.”

“It's frightening to think that you might not know something, but more frightening to think that, by and large, the world is run by people who have faith that they know exactly what is going on.”

“Who has choices need not choose. We must, who have none. We can love but what we lose-- What is gone is gone.”