“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. Mrs.Dubose won, all ninety-eight pounds of her. According to her views, she died beholden to nothing and nobody. She was the bravest person I ever knew.” - Atticus Finch

Yesterday, book nerds everywhere celebrated Harper Lee’s  “To Kill A Mocking Bird”  fiftieth anniversary. And even though I haven’t picked it up since middle school, I still carry a bit of a crush on Atticus Finch.