“At the beauty of what she had stumbled onto, at the fear that something terrible would happen because she was not vigilant enough. She cried at the fear of something so good that she would not be brave enough to bear it.”

“Torn between fear and something that resembled love, she wrestled with questions she never dreamed she would face: How could she leave? Then again, how could she stay?”

“She had almost dared ask, but was perhaps too fearful of hearing something she could not refute.”

“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…”

“She wanted something to happen - something, anything: she did not know what.”

“She said she usually cried at least once each day not because she was sad, but because the world was so beautiful & life was so short.”

“If you think about something for long enough,' she explained, `more than likely, that thing will happen.' She tapped her head. `It's all in the mind.”

“Her secret fear? Maybe she didn't tried hard enough.”

“Massie's frindship is something that has to be earned. Not because she's beautiful or popular but because she's loyal.”

“She had wild eyes, slightly insane. She also carried an overload of compassion that was real enough and which obviously cost her something.”