Scarlett, always save something to fear—even as you save something to love.

You have eternity in which to explain and only one night to be a martyr in the amphitheater Get out, darling, and let me see the lions eat you.

Yes, as Rhett had prophesied, marriage could be a lot of fun. Not only was it fun but she was learning many things. That was odd in itself, because Scarlett had thought life could teach her no more. Now she felt like a child, every day on the brink of a new discovery.

That's what's wrong with you. All your beaux have respected you too much, though God knows why, or they have been too afraid of you to really do right by you. The result is that you are unendurably uppity. You should be kissed and by someone who knows how.

With enough courage, you can do without a reputation.

I won't need you to rescue meM. I can take care of myself, thank you. - Scarlett O'Hara.

Brilliance is one part talent, two parts wisdom and three parts passion.