Submitted by SpiffySilpion:
“I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win, but sometimes you do.”
- To Kill A Mockingbird
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Whoops! There’s a little bit missing from the caption that’s on my tattoo. The last sentence is:
“You rarely win, but sometimes you do.”
That’s a cool font, too.
Brilliant in every way.
“You rarely win, but sometimes you do” is the best part!
My old eyes can’t make out what the little image is.
I love this novel. I wonder why Harper Lee has never never had more to say since…?
[...] reminded of this snippet from To Kill A Mockingbird the other day, when I stumbled across it on the Contrariwise blog. That’s my goal for the year. Courage. Perseverance. In the little things and the big things. [...]
thats a great quote, thanks for reminding me of it. Need to read it again!
Oh my goodness, to have that bit of Atticus Finch on yourself and carry that dignity and strength, bravo.