These three ladies disliked and distrusted one another as heartily as the First Triumvirate of Rome, and their close alliance was probably for the same reason. Margaret Mitchell More Quotes by Margaret Mitchell More Quotes From Margaret Mitchell If he's forgotten me, I'll make him remember me. I'll make him want me again. Margaret Mitchell forgotten want remember Everybody's mainspring is different. And I want to say this - folks whose mainsprings are busted are better dead. Margaret Mitchell emptiness different want Now he saw that she understood entirely too well and he felt the usual masculine indignation at the duplicity of women. Added to it was the usual masculine disillusionment in discovering that a woman has a brain. Margaret Mitchell duplicity usual brain Why 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 symbolism reading people I only know that I love you. That's your misfortune. Margaret Mitchell misfortunes knows love-you Ser eyes met his, hers naked with pleading, his remote as mountain lakes under gray skies. She saw in them defeat of her wild dream, her mad desires. Margaret Mitchell mad eye dream What’s 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 live…I’m too old to believe in such sentimentalities as clean slates and starting all over. Margaret Mitchell sad-love bad-relationship believe Longing hearts could only stand so much longing. Margaret Mitchell longing heart Suddenly she felt strong and happy. She was not afraid of the darkness or the fog and she knew with a singing in her heart that she would never fear them again. No matter what mists might curl around her in the future, she knew her refuge. She started briskly up the street toward home and the blocks seemed very long. Far, far too long. She caught up her skirts to her knees and began to run lightly. But this time she was not running from fear. She was running because Rhett's arms were at the end of the street. Margaret Mitchell block strong running 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. Margaret Mitchell worst faces children Southerners can never resist a losing cause. Margaret Mitchell sunset southern causes So it was true! A pain slashed at her heart as savagely as a wild animal's fangs. Margaret Mitchell pain heart animal They knew that love snatched in the face of danger and death was doubly sweet for the strange excitement that went with it. Margaret Mitchell strange faces sweet I'm tired of saying "How wonderful you are!" to fool men, who haven't got one half sense I've got. Margaret Mitchell tired half men I can't go all my life waiting to catch you between husbands. Margaret Mitchell husband waiting wind She was darkness and he was darkness and there had never been anything before this time, only darkness and his lips upon her. She tried to speak and his mouth was over hers again. Suddenly she had a wild thrill such as she had never known; joy, fear, madness, excitement, surrender to arms that were too strong, lips too bruising, fate that moved too fast. Margaret Mitchell fate strong joy She is the only dream I ever had that lived and breathed and did not die in the face of reality." (Ashley said about Melanie) Margaret Mitchell dream faces reality Take my handkerchief, Scarlett. Never, at any crisis of your life, have I known you to have a handkerchief. Margaret Mitchell butlers crisis wind But she knew that no matter what beauty lay behind, it must remain there. No one could go forward with a load of aching memories. Margaret Mitchell behinds matter memories Never pass up new experiences [Scarlett], They enrich the mind." - Rhett Butler Margaret Mitchell butlers new-experiences mind