The book is “To kill a mockingbird” a novel by Harper lee
"It couldn't be worse, Jack. The only thing we have is a black man's word against the Ewells'. The evidence boils down to you-did—I-didn't. The jury couldn't possibly be expected to take Tom Robinson's word against the Ewells'" (Page 116)
"—don't see why you touched it in the first place...You've got everything to lose from this, Atticus. I mean everything" (Page 195)
In the first quote, Atticus revelas that he knows the case his hopeless.... unwinnable. Regardless, Atticus sees taking the case as his mortal duty..... something he couldn't forgive himself for if he let it pass by.
In the second quote, Link Deas warns Atticus that he has everything to lose. This included his career, his standing in the community, as well as his family's place in Maycomb.
To Kill a Mockingbird
