Gone with the Wind

by Margaret Mitchell

“As God is my witness, as God is my witness, the Yankees aren’t going to lick me. I’m going to live through this, and when it’s over, I’m never going to be hungry again. No, nor any of my folks. If I have to steal or kill—as God is my witness, I’m never going to be hungry again.”

I remember watching this scene from the movie, just this one scene with Vivien Leigh holding a fistful of mud in the air. While most say Scarlett had no redeeming qualities despite being the protagonist, I love how she wills things into going her way merely by wanting it bad enough. Poor taste in men though (such an understatement).

I’ve been to the devil and he’s a very dull fellow.