Monroeville, Ala., Remembers Harper Lee, Its Most Celebrated Resident

If there is any legacy author Harper Lee will leave behind, it's the wisdom imparted through her words. Below, 18 standout quotes from the writer on love, justice, and knowledge. From 'To Kill a Mockingbird': 1. "You never really understand a person

“They just wanted privacy,” Janet Sawyer, the restaurant's owner, recalled on Friday of Alice Lee and her sister, Harper, who became, by virtue of a single book, one of America's most cherished authors and certainly the most celebrated resident of

Readers and movie lovers paused to mourn the loss of Harper Lee. The author of the beloved novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” and its recently published, controversial sequel, “Go Set a Watchman,” she also helped Truman Capote with his true-crime novel “In 

Two of the best-known authors in American literary history started out as best friends. Harper Lee, who died today at age 89, and Truman Capote, who died in 1984, grew up spending a great deal of time together as young children and, their friendship

“They just wanted privacy,” Janet Sawyer, the restaurant's owner, recalled on Friday of Alice Lee and her sister, Harper, who became, by virtue of a single book, one of America's most cherished authors and certainly the most celebrated resident of