“You don't really understand an antagonist until you understand why he's a protagonist in his own version of the world.”
“You don't really understand nature unless you know why a child on a merry-go-round will at his parents each time around - and why his parents will always wave back”
“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.”
“You'll never really understand a person, until you consider things from his point of view, until you climb into his skin and walk around in it”
“I don't understand, Jem. I don't understand why you'd leave me. Why would you that?”
“Until you understand a writer's ignorance, presume yourself ignorant of his understanding.”