“ Charlestonians had a particularly vicious and cunning game, developed after the War. They treated outsiders with so much graciousness and consideration that their politeness became a weapon. 'Visitors… Alexandra Ripley
“ They have a saying, the French, that no woman, can be truly beautiful who is not also sometimes truly ugly. Alexandra Ripley
“ Should-haves solve nothing. It's the next thing to happen that needs thinking about. Alexandra Ripley
“ The faint of lemon verbena surrounded her, floating gently from Eleanor Butler's silk gown and silken hair. It was the fragrance that had always been part of Ellen O'Hara, the scent for Scarlett of co… Alexandra Ripley
“ Something happens to people when they're masked. They become too free, uncivilized. They may do anything. Alexandra Ripley
“ Scarlett O'Hara did the most courageous thing she had ever been called on to do. She faced up to failure. Alexandra Ripley
“ To anyone with a drop of Irish blood in them the land they live on is like their mother. It's the only thing that lasts, that's worth working for, for fighting for... Alexandra Ripley
