“You just hold your head high and keep those fists down. No matter what anybody says to you, don’t you let ’em get your goat. Try fighting with your head for a change.”
– Harper Lee
To Kill a Mockingbird, Chapter 9. Atticus is anxious to protect his family from the ugliness that will arise from him defending Tom Robinson in an unwinnable case. He advises hot-headed daughter Scout to ignore the abuse and keep cool in the face of adversity.
