Ivy

“It's a curse—this not wanting to look on naked realities. Until the war, life was never more real to me than a shadow show on a curtain. And I preferred it so. I did not like the outlines of things to be too sharp. I like them gently blurred, a little hazy... In other words, Scarlett, I am a coward.”
― Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind

“He pleaded with his eyes. “I know a soldier’s life isn’t always suitable for one’s spouse, but if you will have me, I promise to give you every possible happiness and fill every need.”
― Amber Lynn Perry, So Fair a Lady

“Most of the misery of the world has been caused by wars. And when the wars were over, no one ever knew what they were all about.”
― Margaret Mitchell, Gone With The Wind

“And as God is everywhere, she couldn’t live but to carry Him in her heart, with the worship of daily life, using the gift of every second bestowed upon her to bring honor and glory to her Savior.”
― Kristy Cambron, The Butterfly and the Violin