Times were so hard it was difficult to feed and lodge humans, much less animals.

You're like the thief who isn't the least bit sorry he stole, but is terribly, terribly sorry he's going to jail. - Rhett Butler

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

It's not because I've -what is the phrase? -'swept you off your feet' by my -er- ardor?

She was as forthright and simple as the winds that blew over Tara and the yellow river that wound around it.

All you have done is to be different from other women and you have made a little success of it. This is unforgivable sin in any society. The mere fact that you have succeed to run the mill is an insult to everyman who hasn't succeed.

It is axiomatic among writers that no one ever sues the writer of an unsuccessful book. Just let a book go over twenty-five thousand copies and it is surprising how many people's feelings are hurt, how many screwballs think their brain children have been stolen, and how many people feel that they have been portrayed in a manner calculated to bring infamy upon them.