Longing Hearts Could Only Stand So Much

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.

It Doesn’t Matter Who You Marry, As Long As He Thinks Like You And Is A Gentleman And A Southerner And Prideful. For A Woman, Love Comes After Marriage.” “oh, Pa, That’s Such An Old Country Notion!” “and A Good Notion It Is! All This American Business Of Running Around Marrying For Love, Like Servants, Like Yankees! The Best Marriages Are When The Parents Choose For The Girl. For How Can A Silly Piece Like Yourself Tell A Good Man From A Scoundrel?

Everywhere, Women Gathered In Knots, Huddled In Groups On Front Porches, On Sidewalks, Even In The Middle Of The Streets, Telling Each Other That No News Is Good News, Trying To Comfort Each Other, Trying To Present A Brave Appearance.

Life's Under No Obligation To Give Us What We Expect. We Take What We Get And Are Thankful It's No Worse Than It Is.

Supposed I Don't Want To Redeem Myself? Why Should I Fight To Uphold The System That Cast Me Out? I Shall Take Pleasure In Seeing It Smashed.