Neighbors bring food with death and flowers with sickness and little t…

Harper Lee
163 citations
Neighbors bring food with death and flowers with sickness and little things in between. Boo was our neighbor. He gave us two soap dolls, a broken watch and chain, a pair of good-luck pennies, and our lives. But neighbors give in return. We never put back into the tree what we took out of it: we had given him nothing, and it made me sad. ✨ Harold Bloom, Harper Lee (2010). Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, p.36, Infobase Publishing
Death Sadness
11

More Author Quotes

I remember when my daddy gave me that gun. He told me that I should never point it at anything in the house; and that he'd rather I'd shoot at tin cans in the backyard. But he said that sooner or lat … ▶
Hey, Mr. Cunningham. How's your entailment gettin' along? ✨ Harper Lee (2014). To Kill A Mockingbird, p.125, Random House
There's just some kind of men you have to shoot before you can say hidy to 'em. Even then, they ain't worth the bullet it takes to shoot 'em. ✨ Harper Lee (1960). TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
If there's just one kind of folks, why can't they get along with each other? If they're all alike, why do they go out of their way to despise each other? Scout, I think I'm beginning to understand so … ▶
I didn't expect the book to sell in the first place. I was hoping for a quick and merciful death at the hands of reviewers but at the same time I sort of hoped that maybe someone would like it enough … ▶

More Author Quotes

Most Cited Authors

The Best Quotes

Most Liked Authors

Curated Author Quotes