She is the only dream I ever had that lived and breathed and did not die in the face of reality." (Ashley said about Melanie)
Margaret MitchellBut she knew that no matter what beauty lay behind, it must remain there. No one could go forward with a load of aching memories.
Margaret MitchellSer eyes met his, hers naked with pleading, his remote as mountain lakes under gray skies. She saw in them defeat of her wild dream, her mad desires.
Margaret MitchellThey knew that love snatched in the face of danger and death was doubly sweet for the strange excitement that went with it.
Margaret Mitchell