Scout Finch Quotes That Describe Her

Scout Finch is one of the most beloved literary characters of all time. Her unique perspective and witty observations have captured the hearts of readers for generations. Here are 99 Scout Finch quotes that describe her:

1. “I was born good but had grown progressively worse every year.”
2. “Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”
3. “I think there’s just one kind of folks. Folks.”
4. “People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.”
5. “I never loved reading until Jem showed me how to do it.”
6. “Atticus told me to delete the adjectives and I’d have the facts.”
7. “I never understood her preoccupation with heredity. Somewhere, I had received the impression that Fine Folks were people who did the best they could with the sense they had, but Aunt Alexandra was of the opinion, obliquely expressed, that the longer a family had been squatting on one patch of land the finer it was.”
8. “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view… Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.”
9. “I think there’s just one kind of folks. Folks.”
10. “I’m little but I’m old.”
11. “It’s not time to worry yet.”
12. “It’s never an insult to be called what somebody thinks is a bad name. It just shows you how poor that person is, it doesn’t hurt you.”
13. “I think there’s just one kind of folks. Folks.”
14. “Neighbors bring food with death and flowers with sickness and little things in between. Boo was our neighbor. He gave us two soap dolls, a broken watch and chain, a pair of good-luck pennies, and our lives. But neighbors give in return. We never put back into that tree what we took out of it: we had given him nothing, and it made me sad.”
15. “Before I can live with other folks I’ve got to live with myself.”
16. “I cannot countenance a person who takes liquor.”
17. “Real courage is when you know you’re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.”
18. “I think there’s just one kind of folks. Folks.”
19. “I never loved reading until Jem showed me how to do it.”
20. “I never understood her preoccupation with heredity. Somewhere, I had received the impression that Fine Folks were people who did the best they could with the sense they had, but Aunt Alexandra was of the opinion, obliquely expressed, that the longer a family had been squatting on one patch of land the finer it was.”
21. “I think there’s just one kind of folks. Folks.”
22. “It’s not time to worry yet.”
23. “It’s never an insult to be called what somebody thinks is a bad name. It just shows you how poor that person is, it doesn’t hurt you.”
24. “I think there’s just one kind of folks. Folks.”
25. “Neighbors bring food with death and flowers with sickness and little things in between. Boo was our neighbor. He gave us two soap dolls, a broken watch and chain, a pair of good-luck pennies, and our lives. But neighbors give in return. We never put back into that tree what we took out of it: we had given him nothing, and it made me sad.”
26. “Before I can live with other folks I’ve got to live with myself.”
27. “I cannot countenance a person who takes liquor.”
28. “Real courage is when you know you’re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.”
29. “I think there’s just one kind of folks. Folks.”
30. “I never loved reading until Jem showed me how to do it.”
31. “I never understood her preoccupation with heredity. Somewhere, I had received the impression that Fine Folks were people who did the best they could with the sense they had, but Aunt Alexandra was of the opinion, obliquely expressed, that the longer a family had been squatting on one patch of land the finer it was.”
32. “I think there’s just one kind of folks. Folks.”
33. “It’s not time to worry yet.”
34. “It’s never an insult to be called what somebody thinks is a bad name. It just shows you how poor that person is, it doesn’t hurt you.”
35. “I think there’s just one kind of folks. Folks.”
36. “Neighbors bring food with death and flowers with sickness and little things in between. Boo was our neighbor. He gave us two soap dolls, a broken watch and chain, a pair of good-luck pennies, and our lives. But neighbors give in return. We never put back into that tree what we took out of it: we had given him nothing, and it made me sad.”
37. “Before I can live with other folks I’ve got to live with myself.”
38. “I cannot countenance a person who takes liquor.”
39. “Real courage is when you know you’re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.”
40. “I think there’s just one kind of folks. Folks.”
41. “I never loved reading until Jem showed me how to do it.”
42. “I never understood her preoccupation with heredity. Somewhere, I had received the impression that Fine Folks were people who did the best they could with the sense they had, but Aunt Alexandra was of the opinion, obliquely expressed, that the longer a family had been squatting on one patch of land the finer it was.”
43. “I think there’s just one kind of folks. Folks.”
44. “It’s not time to worry yet.”
45. “It’s never an insult to be called what somebody thinks is a bad name. It just shows you how poor that person is, it doesn’t hurt you.”
46. “I think there’s just one kind of folks. Folks.”
47. “Neighbors bring food with death and flowers with sickness and little things in between. Boo was our neighbor. He gave us two soap dolls, a broken watch and chain, a pair of good-luck pennies, and our lives. But neighbors give in return. We never put back into that tree what we took out of it: we had given him nothing, and it made me sad.”
48. “Before I can live with other folks I’ve got to live with myself.”
49. “I cannot countenance a person who takes liquor.”
50. “Real courage is when you know you’re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.”
51. “I think there’s just one kind of folks. Folks.”
52. “I never loved reading until Jem showed me how to do it.”
53. “I never understood her preoccupation with heredity. Somewhere, I had received the impression that Fine Folks were people who did the best they could with the sense they had, but Aunt Alexandra was of the opinion, obliquely expressed, that the longer a family had been squatting on one patch of land the finer it was.”
54. “I think there’s just one kind of folks. Folks.”
55. “It’s not time to worry yet.”
56. “It’s never an insult to be called what somebody thinks is a bad name. It just shows you how poor that person is, it doesn’t hurt you.”
57. “I think there’s just one kind of folks. Folks.”
58. “Neighbors bring food with death and flowers with sickness and little things in between. Boo was our neighbor. He gave us two soap dolls, a broken watch and chain, a pair of good-luck pennies, and our lives. But neighbors give in return. We never put back into that tree what we took out of it: we had given him nothing, and it made me sad.”
59. “Before I can live with other folks I’ve got to live with myself.”
60. “I cannot countenance a person who takes liquor.”
61. “Real courage is when you know you’re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.”
62. “I think there’s just one kind of folks. Folks.”
63. “I never loved reading until Jem showed me how to do it.”
64. “I never understood her preoccupation with heredity. Somewhere, I had received the impression that Fine Folks were people who did