Quotes from book
Vom Winde verweht (1937 German edition)
Gone with the Wind is a novel by American writer Margaret Mitchell, first published in 1936. The story is set in Clayton County and Atlanta, both in Georgia, during the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era. It depicts the struggles of young Scarlett O'Hara, the spoiled daughter of a well-to-do plantation owner, who must use every means at her disposal to claw her way out of poverty following Sherman's destructive "March to the Sea". This historical novel features a Bildungsroman or coming-of-age story, with the title taken from a poem written by Ernest Dowson.Gone with the Wind was popular with American readers from the outset and was the top American fiction bestseller in 1936 and 1937. As of 2014, a Harris poll found it to be the second favorite book of American readers, just behind the Bible. More than 30 million copies have been printed worldwide.
“You should be kissed and often, by someone who knows how.”
Variant: You should be kissed and by someone who knows how.
Source: Gone with the Wind
“She couldn't survey the wreck of the world with an air of casual unconcern.”
Source: Gone with the Wind
“If he's forgotten me, I'll make him remember me. I'll make him want me again.”
Source: Gone with the Wind
“There’ll always be wars because men love wars. Women don’t, but men do..”
Source: Gone with the Wind
