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“I'll think of it tomorrow, at Tara. I can stand it then. Tomorrow, I'll think of some way to get him back. After all, tomorrow is another day.”
"[T]he merciful adjustment which nature makes when what cannot be cured must be endured."
on Philosophy
"There’s just as much money to be made in the wreck of a civilization as in the upbuilding of one."
on Society
"That is the one unforgivable sin in any society. Be different and be damned!"
"Life's under no obligation to give us what we expect."
on Life
"The liar was the hottest to defend his veracity, the coward his courage, the ill-bred his gentlemanliness, and the cad his honor"
on Truth
"Until you've lost your reputation you never realize what a burden it was or what freedom really is."
on Freedom
"Did you ever hear the Oriental proverb, "The dogs bark but the caravan passes on"? Let them bark, Scarlett. I fear nothing will stop your caravan."
on Fear
"But, Scarlett, did it ever occur to you that even the most deathless love could wear out?"
on Love
"I do not write with ease, nor am I ever pleased with anything I write. And so I rewrite."
on Writing
"Her burdens were her own and burdens were for shoulders strong enough to bear them."
on Resilience
"But she knew that no matter what beauty lay behind, it must remain there. No one could go forward with a load of aching memories."
"It was better to know the worst than to wonder."
on Wisdom
"You should be kissed and by someone who knows how."
"The whole world can't lick us but we can lick ourselves by longing too hard for things we haven't got any more - and by remembering too much."
"Death and taxes and childbirth! There's never any convenient time for any of them!"
on Death
"Death, taxes and childbirth! There's never any convenient time for any of them."
"With enough courage, you can do without a reputation."
on Courage
"Death and taxes and childbirth. There's never any convenient time for any of them."
"You should be kissed and often, by someone who knows how."
"Hardships make or break people."
