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Dreams, Hopes, and Plans Quotes
Her vanity leaped to the aid of her desire to believe, making belief a certainty. If he knew she loved him, he would hasten to her side. (4.73)
Love Quotes
She had wanted him, in that first instant, wanted him as simply and unreasoningly as she wanted food to eat, horses to ride and a soft bed on which to lay herself. (2.26)
Memory and the Past Quotes
"I do not know what the future will bring, but it cannot be as beautiful or as satisfying as the past." (11.16)
Perseverance Quotes
"And I do not think she's been so much in love with him that she won't forget him. Fifteen is too young to know much about love." (3.77)
Race Quotes
It was built by slave labor […] He had done it all, little, hard-headed, blustering Gerald. (3.34-35)
Society and Class Quotes
Mammy was black, but her code of conduct and her sense of pride were as high as or higher than those of her owners. (2.5)
Warfare Quotes
The troop of cavalry had been organized three months before, the very day that Georgia seceded from the Union, and since then the recruits had been whistling for war. The outfit was as yet unnamed,...
Women and Femininity Quotes
Scarlett O'Hara was not beautiful, but men seldom realized it when caught by her charm as the Tarleton twins were. (1.1)