Child, it's a very bad thing for a woman to face the worst that can happen to her, because after she's faced the worst she can't ever really fear anything again. ...Scarlett, always save something to fear - even as you save something to love.

I can't think about that right now. If I do, I'll go crazy. I'll think about that tomorrow.

Vanity was stronger than love at sixteen and there was no room in her hot heart now for anything but hate.

I only know that I love you. That's your misfortune.

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.

Say you’ll marry me when I come back or, before God, I won’t go. I’ll stay around here and play a guitar under your window every night and sing at the top of my voice and compromise you, so you’ll have to marry me to save your reputation.

I do not write with ease, nor am I ever pleased with anything I write. And so I rewrite.