A woman of few words

Harper Lee briefly breaks usual public silence at Alabama Academy of Honor ceremony – International Herald Tribune

At the ceremony, where they finally inducted Hank Aaron:

At the end of the ceremony, Academy of Honor chairman Tom Carruthers joked with Lee, saying he knew she had something she wanted to say to the crowd.

“Well it’s better to be silent than to be a fool,” Lee said.

Ha, Tom, she implied that you’re a fool!