Finders were keepers unless title was proven. - Harper Lee

Why reasonable people go stark raving mad when anything involving a Negro comes up, is something I don't pretend to understand.

When the new wore off his grandfather’s watch, and carrying it became a day’s burdensome task, Jem no longer felt the necessity of ascertaining the hour every five minutes.

Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit ‘em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.