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I never expected any sort of success with Mockingbird... I sort of

I never expected any sort of success with Mockingbird… I sort of hoped someone would like it enough to give me encouragement. – Harper Lee

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As you grow older, youll see white men cheat black men every day of your life, but let me tell you something and dont you forget it — whenever a white man does that to a black man, no matter who he is, how rich he is, or how fine a family he comes from, that white man is trash. – Harper Lee

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Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing. – Harper Lee

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Folks dont like to have somebody around knowing more than they do. It aggravates em. Youre not gonna change any of them by talking right, theyve got to want to learn themselves, and when they dont want to learn theres nothing you can do but keep your mouth shut or talk their language. – Harper Lee

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I put &pound150,000 into the stage production of Grease and have got back &pound1.5 million so far. It has been a fantastic success. – Jeffrey Archer

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The envious man grows lean at the success of his neighbor. – Horace

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If there is any secret to my success, I think its that my characters are very real to me. I feel everything they feel, and therefore I think my readers care about them. – Sidney Sheldon

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At this point, I cant say what network would be picking it up, but I know that it would be a success. – Christy Romano

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