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The way to get a man interested and to hold his interest was to talk about himself, and then gradually lead the conversation around yourself—and keep it there.
Margaret Mitchell
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Margaret Mitchell
Age: 48 †
Born: 1900
Born: November 9
Died: 1949
Died: August 16
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Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell
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That is the one unforgivable sin in any society. Be different and be damned!
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[T]he merciful adjustment which nature makes when what cannot be cured must be endured.
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You have eternity in which to explain and only one night to be a martyr in the amphitheater Get out, darling, and let me see the lions eat you.
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The green eyes in the carefully sweet face were turbulent, willful, lusty with life, distinctly at variance with her decorous demeanor. Her manners had been imposed upon her ... her eyes were her own.
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I was right when I said I'd never look back. It hurts too much, it drags at your heart till you can't ever do anything else except look back.
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Every problem has two handles. You can grab it by the handle of fear or the handle of hope.
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If! If! If! There were so many ifs in life, never any sense of security, always the dread of losing everything.
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You should be kissed and by someone who knows how.
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