They're ugly, but those are the facts of life.

It's better to be silent than to be a fool.

Don’t talk like that, Dill,” said Aunt Alexandra. “It’s not becoming to a child. It’s – cynical.” “I ain’t cynical, Miss Alexandra. Tellin’ the truth’s not cynical, is it?” “The way you tell it, it is.

With him, life was routine; without him, life was unbearable.

He turned out the light and went into Jem's room. He would be there all night, and he would be there when Jem waked up in the morning.

You can choose your friends but you sho' can't choose your family, an' they're still kin to you no matter whether you acknowledge 'em or not, and it makes you look right silly when you don't.