Whatโs broken is brokenโand Iโd rather remember it as it was at its best than mend it and see the broken places as long as I liveโฆIโm too old to believe in such sentimentalities as clean slates and starting all over.
Margaret MitchellWhy will people persist in reading strange meanings into the simplest of story? Is it not enough that a writer can entertain for a few hours with narrative without being suspected of 'significances' or symbolism or 'social trends'?
Margaret Mitchell