Margaret Mitchell

Since the past is unreal and the future is unreal, all your thoughts are about nothing.

Public opinion is held in reverence. It settles everything. Some think it is the voice of God.

Acquaintance, n.: A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to.

Forgiveness of those who have transgressed against you, or those you love, is not about them; it is about you. It is a gift to yourself.

Don’t find fault, find a remedy; anybody can complain.

Punctuality is the virtue of the bored.

If you hold a cat by the tail you learn things you cannot learn any other way.

This is your life and the clock is ticking.

2 is not equal to 3, not even for large values of 2.

Life is an improvisation. You have no idea what’s going to happen next and you are mostly just making things up as you go along.

Well, I’m not sure what pop psychology is, but I don’t like it.

That is what we are put in the world for, to get experience and to help others get it. It is the one thing no one can take away from us.

When you get to the top, don’t forget to send the elevator down for the next guy.

The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.

All punishments by which the human body might be maimed are barbarbarism.