
fiction·classic·
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee · 1960
Skip the plot, everyone can find that. Readers keep the residue here: the sentence that survived after the cover closed.
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What did To Kill a Mockingbird leave in you?
One sentence. Forget the review voice. Write the line you'd underline and whisper to a friend on the train.
Live proof
The line you carried will sit here, in print.
From the margins
10 lines · sorted by underlines · offline shelf
- CarriedNo. M1ANCI
Climbing into someone else's skin is the hardest hike there is. Worth it, every time.
Carried out ofTo Kill a MockingbirdHarper Lee · 1960not yet underlinedCarried byJean18 APR 2026 - CarriedNo. C6318R
Atticus lost the case and won the town's conscience. Some victories only count later.
Carried out ofTo Kill a MockingbirdHarper Lee · 1960not yet underlinedCarried bySana30 JAN 2026 - CarriedNo. 61M19H
Real courage is knowing you're licked before you begin, and seeing it through anyway.
Carried out ofTo Kill a MockingbirdHarper Lee · 1960not yet underlinedCarried byElias16 FEB 2026 - CarriedNo. LUZ1HH
Boo Radley taught me the kindest people are often the quietest rooms on the street.
Carried out ofTo Kill a MockingbirdHarper Lee · 1960not yet underlinedCarried byMira11 MAR 2026 - CarriedNo. MTDDE1
Scout asked the question everyone in that courtroom avoided: why are you doing this?
Carried out ofTo Kill a MockingbirdHarper Lee · 1960not yet underlinedCarried byKofi08 APR 2026 - CarriedNo. 8NSRRI
It's a sin to kill a songbird. It's a crime to shoot at what sings for free.
Carried out ofTo Kill a MockingbirdHarper Lee · 1960not yet underlinedCarried byLucy15 MAY 2026 - CarriedNo. G6XZLP
Miss Maudie's cake for Scout, being taken seriously is its own kindness.
Carried out ofTo Kill a MockingbirdHarper Lee · 1960not yet underlinedCarried byAlba12 JUN 2026 - CarriedNo. BXC9FR
The jury didn't deliberate long. That speed is the verdict I can't put down.
Carried out ofTo Kill a MockingbirdHarper Lee · 1960not yet underlinedCarried byDario09 JUL 2026 - CarriedNo. 990GMK
You never really understand a person, so I practiced, and I'm still practicing.
Carried out ofTo Kill a MockingbirdHarper Lee · 1960not yet underlinedCarried byHana13 AUG 2026 - CarriedNo. TQ7WN0
Standing up when you sit back down is the whole religion of this book.
Carried out ofTo Kill a MockingbirdHarper Lee · 1960not yet underlinedCarried byElias10 SEP 2026