I can’t think about that right now. If I do, I’ll go crazy. I’ll think about that tomorrow.
Margaret Mitchell – Gone with the Wind
Vow Against Poverty
As God is my witness, I’ll never be hungry again.
Margaret Mitchell – Gone with the Wind
Courage Over Reputation
With enough courage, you can do without a reputation.
Margaret Mitchell – Gone with the Wind
Inevitable Life Events
Death, taxes and childbirth! There’s never any convenient time for any of them.
Margaret Mitchell – Gone with the Wind
Quest for Serenity
I want peace. I want to see if somewhere there isn’t something left in life of charm and grace.
Margaret Mitchell – Gone with the Wind
Fiery Rejection
Great balls of fire. Don’t bother me anymore, and don’t call me sugar.
Margaret Mitchell – Gone with the Wind
Power of Hardships
Hardships make or break people.
Margaret Mitchell – Gone with the Wind
Acceptance of Loss
I was never one to patiently pick up broken fragments and glue them together again and tell myself that the mended whole was as good as new. What is broken is broken.
Margaret Mitchell – Gone with the Wind
Strength to Endure
Burdens are for shoulders strong enough to carry them.
Margaret Mitchell – Gone with the Wind
Tired of Pretense
I’m tired of saying, ‘How wonderful you are!’ to fool men who haven’t got one-half the sense I’ve got, and I’m tired of pretending I don’t know anything, so men can tell me things and feel important while they’re doing it.
Margaret Mitchell – Gone with the Wind