MEN in Classic Quotes

1  Mr. Cunningham, said Atticus, came from a set breed of men.

To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee
Context   In PART 1: Chapter 2

2  It was dawn before the men began to leave, first one by one, then in groups.

To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee
Context   In PART 1: Chapter 8

3  The old fire truck, killed by the cold, was being pushed from town by a crowd of men.

To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee
Context   In PART 1: Chapter 8

4  There was no hydrant for another hose, and the men tried to soak her house with hand extinguishers.

To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee
Context   In PART 1: Chapter 8

5  We stood watching the street fill with men and cars while fire silently devoured Miss Maudie's house.

To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee
Context   In PART 1: Chapter 8

6  When the men attached its hose to a hydrant, the hose burst and water shot up, tinkling down on the pavement.

To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee
Context   In PART 1: Chapter 8

7  Suddenly I noticed that the men were backing away from Miss Maudie's house, moving down the street toward us.

To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee
Context   In PART 1: Chapter 8

8  In the heat between our house, Miss Rachel's and Miss Maudie's, the men had long ago shed coats and bathrobes.

To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee
Context   In PART 1: Chapter 8

9  What I meant was, if Atticus Finch drank until he was drunk he wouldn't be as hard as some men are at their best.

To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee
Context   In PART 1: Chapter 5

10  While Walter piled food on his plate, he and Atticus talked together like two men, to the wonderment of Jem and me.

To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee
Context   In PART 1: Chapter 3

11  Of all days Sunday was the day for formal afternoon visiting: ladies wore corsets, men wore coats, children wore shoes.

To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee
Context   In PART 1: Chapter 1

12  Smoke was rolling off our house and Miss Rachel's house like fog off a riverbank, and men were pulling hoses toward them.

To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee
Context   In PART 1: Chapter 8

13  The men of Maycomb, in all degrees of dress and undress, took furniture from Miss Maudie's house to a yard across the street.

To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee
Context   In PART 1: Chapter 8

14  It was customary for the men in the family to remain on Simon's homestead, Finch's Landing, and make their living from cotton.

To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee
Context   In PART 1: Chapter 1

15  He was among the most diminutive of men, but when Burris Ewell turned toward him, Little Chuck's right hand went to his pocket.

To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee
Context   In PART 1: Chapter 3

16  Roaring, the house collapsed; fire gushed everywhere, followed by a flurry of blankets from men on top of the adjacent houses, beating out sparks and burning chunks of wood.

To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee
Context   In PART 1: Chapter 8

17  She was a widow, a chameleon lady who worked in her flower beds in an old straw hat and men's coveralls, but after her five o'clock bath she would appear on the porch and reign over the street in magisterial beauty.

To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee
Context   In PART 1: Chapter 5