If he's forgotten me, I'll make him remember me. I'll make him want me again. Margaret Mitchell More Quotes by Margaret Mitchell More Quotes From Margaret Mitchell If Gone With the Wind has a theme it is that of survival. What makes some people come through catastrophes and others, apparently just as able, strong, and brave, go under? It happens in every upheaval. Some people survive; others don't. What qualities are in those who fight their way through triumphantly that are lacking in those that go under? I only know that survivors used to call that quality 'gumption.' So I wrote about people who had gumption and people who didn't. Margaret Mitchell fighting strong wind Brilliance is one part talent, two parts wisdom and three parts passion. Margaret Mitchell passion three two Life's under no obligation to give us what we expect. We take what we get and are thankful it's no worse than it is. Margaret Mitchell inspirational giving life Every problem has two handles. You can grab it by the handle of fear or the handle of hope. Margaret Mitchell problem hope two Vanity was stronger than love at sixteen and there was no room in her hot heart now for anything but hate. Margaret Mitchell anger hate heart I was never one to patiently pick up broken fragments and glue them together again and tell myself that the mended whole was as good as new. What is broken is broken - and I'd rather remember it as it was at its best than mend it and see the broken places as long as I lived. Margaret Mitchell break-up positive love Until you've lost your reputation, you never realize what a burden it was. Margaret Mitchell reputation realizing lost-love The usual masculine dissillusionment is discovering that a woman has a brain Margaret Mitchell women usual brain All wars are sacred to those who have to fight them. If the people who started wars didn't make them sacred, who would be foolish enough to fight? Margaret Mitchell fighting war people Life's under no obligation to give us what we expect. Margaret Mitchell hope positive life The liar was the hottest to defend his veracity, the coward his courage, the ill-bred his gentlemanliness, and the cad his honor Margaret Mitchell coward honor liars Now you are beginning to think for yourself instead of letting others think for you. That’s the beginning of wisdom. Margaret Mitchell think-for-yourself thinking That is the one unforgivable sin in any society. Be different and be damned! Margaret Mitchell unforgivable-sin different literature Some mistakes are too much fun to make only once. Margaret Mitchell too-much mistake fun With enough courage, you can do without a reputation. Margaret Mitchell gone courage wind I want to make you faint. I will make you faint. You've had this coming to you for years. None of the fools you've known have kissed you like this - have they? Your precious Charles or Frank or your stupid Ashley... I said your stupid Ashley. Gentlemen all - what do they know about women? What do they know about you? I know you. Margaret Mitchell gentleman stupid years In a weak moment, I have written a book. Margaret Mitchell moments weak book Hardships make or break people. Margaret Mitchell being-strong perseverance courage I can't make you understand because you don't know the meaning of fear. You have the heart of a lion and an utter lack of imagination and I envy you both of those qualities. You'll never mind facing realities and you'll never want to escape from them as I do. Margaret Mitchell envy heart reality Once, when she was six years old, she had fallen from a tree, flat on her stomach. She could still recall that sickening interval before breath came back into her body. Now, as she looked at him, she felt the same way she had felt then, breathless, stunned, nauseated. Margaret Mitchell six-year-olds tree years
