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

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.

I'm tired of saying "How wonderful you are!" to fool men, who haven't got one half sense I've got.

Until you've lost your reputation, you never realize what a burden it was.

If! If! If! There were so many ifs in life, never any sense of security, always the dread of losing everything.

Land is the only thing in the world that amounts to anything, for 'Tis the only thing in this world that lasts, 'Tis the only thing worth working for, worth fighting for - worth dying for.

Never pass up new experiences [Scarlett], They enrich the mind." - Rhett Butler