“You never know what you really believe until you have to defend it.”

“The 'what' of life is immediate, but the 'why' trails along at its own pace.”

“Life is a binary system. Things work out or they don't, worry doesn't add much, and the only way to influence the process is simply not giving up.”

“Clear perception requires emotional distance. It's hard to be wise while you're still squirming.”

“One should never fight for a country. One should fight, if one has to, for what one believes to be right. A country is only as good as its leading citizens.”

“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.”

“Atticus was right. One time he said you never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them. Just standing on the Radley porch was enough.”