It was not often that she was alone like this and she did not like it. When she was alone she had to think and, these days, thoughts were not so pleasant.

There'll always be wars because men love wars. Women don't, but men do.

Longing hearts could only stand so much longing.

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.

Everybody's mainspring is different. And I want to say this - folks whose mainsprings are busted are better dead.

you can go to the Devil and not at your leisure. You can go now, for all I care.' 'My pet, I've been to the Devil and he's a very dull fellow. I won't go there again, not even for you.

what will the South be like without all our fine boys? What would the South have been if they had lived?