“But, Scarlett, did it ever occur to you that even the most deathless love could wear out?”

“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…”

“You're so brutal to those who love you, Scarlett. You take their love and hold it over their heads like a whip.”

“Everybody was wearing rhinestones, all those sparkly clothes, and cowboy boots. I decided to wear a black shirt and pants and see if I could get by with it. I did and I've worn black clothes ever since.”

“Love did not overcome everything. Love did not always endure. All you had could be taken away, love could be the last thing you had, and then love could be taken too.”

“Ay me! for aught that ever I could read,
could ever hear by tale or history,
the course of true love never did run smooth.”

“No human being, even the most passionately loved and passionately loving, is ever in our possession.”

“And when I was young, did I ever tell you, I always wanted to get inside
a book and never come out again? I loved reading so much I wanted
to be a part of it, and there were some books I could have stayed in
for ever.”

“… but it's your existence I love you for, mainly. Existence seems to me now the most remarkable thing that could ever be imagined.”

“Love is so painful, how could you ever wish it on anybody? And love is so essential, how could you ever stand in its way?”