“Everyone behaves badly--given the chance.”
“Do you really think I'm bad?""Of course, Jane. Every woman is, if given the chance.”
“The surest way to work up a crusade in favor of some good cause is to promise people they will have a chance of maltreating someone. To be able to destroy with good conscience, to be able to behave badly and call your bad behavior 'righteous indignation' — this is the height of psychological luxury, the most delicious of moral treats.”
“You must behave as if return is certain, not a matter of chance", Jem said.”
“Make whatever decision you wish but never forget one thing: all of you are much better than you believed. Take advantage of the chance that tragedy has given you; not everyone is capable of doing so”
“It's brilliant, being depressed; you can behave as badly as you like.”