10 Powerful quotes from Harper Lee

Harper Lee, the highly-regarded American writer has died at the age of 89 in her hometown of Monroeville,, Alabama.  Here are 10 powerful quotes that  exemplify the legacy Harper leaves behind:

1.  “You never really understand a person until you consider things form his point of view… until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.”
2. “Are you proud of yourself tonight that you have insulted a total stranger whose circumstances you know nothing about?”
   
3. “Attic told me to delete the adjectives then you would have the facts “
4. “I think there’s one kind of folks. folks.”
5. People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.”
6. “It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.”
7. “They’re certainly entitled to that that, and they’re entitles to full respect for their opinions… but before I can live with other folks I’ve go to live with myself. The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience.”
8. “Until I feared I would lose it,, I never loved to read.  One Does not love breathing.”
9. “The book to read is not the one which thinks for you, but the one which makes you think.”
10. “Things are never as bad as they seem.”