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> [I really don't know why Scarlett has such appeal. When I began writing the sequel, I had a lot of trouble because Scarlett is not my kind of person. She's virtually illiterate, has no taste, never learns from her mistakes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexandra-ripley/i-really-don-t-know-why-scarlett-has-such-appeal-when-i-began-writing/)

[Alexandra Ripley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexandra-ripley/)

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## More by Alexandra Ripley

> [“Happy is the best way to be because then you can let other people be happy, too. Their own way.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexandra-ripley/happy-is-the-best-way-to-be-because-then-you-can-let-other-people-be/)

[Alexandra Ripley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexandra-ripley/)

> [“What was the use of love if all it did was ruin things?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexandra-ripley/what-was-the-use-of-love-if-all-it-did-was-ruin-things/)

[Alexandra Ripley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexandra-ripley/to-anyone-with-a-drop-of-irish-blood-in-them-the-land-they-live-on-is/)

[Alexandra Ripley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexandra-ripley/)

> [“I’m going to make a world for myself by my rules, not anybody else’s. Don’t worry about me. I’m going to learn to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexandra-ripley/i-m-going-to-make-a-world-for-myself-by-my-rules-not-anybody-else-s/)

[Alexandra Ripley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexandra-ripley/)

> [“What a waste! What a horrible, senseless waste. When happiness was so wonderful, how could anyone cling to a love that made them unhappy?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexandra-ripley/what-a-waste-what-a-horrible-senseless-waste-when-happiness-was-so/)

[Alexandra Ripley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexandra-ripley/)

> [“No woman can be truly beautiful who is not, also sometimes, truly ugly.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexandra-ripley/no-woman-can-be-truly-beautiful-who-is-not-also-sometimes-truly-ugly/)

[Alexandra Ripley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexandra-ripley/)

> [You belong with me, Scarlett, haven't you figured that out? And the world is where we belong, all of it. We're not home-and-hearth people.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexandra-ripley/you-belong-with-me-scarlett-haven-t-you-figured-that-out-and-the/)

[Alexandra Ripley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexandra-ripley/)

> [Books have become products, like cereal or perfume or deodorant.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexandra-ripley/books-have-become-products-like-cereal-or-perfume-or-deodorant/)

[Alexandra Ripley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexandra-ripley/)

> [“What gives people whose whole life is a lie the right to judge me?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexandra-ripley/what-gives-people-whose-whole-life-is-a-lie-the-right-to-judge-me/)

[Alexandra Ripley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexandra-ripley/)

> [“If only” could break your heart.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexandra-ripley/if-only-could-break-your-heart/)

[Alexandra Ripley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexandra-ripley/)

> [“I won’t risk it again. I won’t destroy myself for you”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexandra-ripley/i-won-t-risk-it-again-i-won-t-destroy-myself-for-you/)

[Alexandra Ripley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexandra-ripley/)

> [But you know who you are when you're on your own out there in all that emptiness. There's no past, no holding on to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexandra-ripley/but-you-know-who-you-are-when-you-re-on-your-own-out-there-in-all/)

[Alexandra Ripley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexandra-ripley/)

> [“I won’t think about it now, there’s nothing I can do about any of those things.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexandra-ripley/i-won-t-think-about-it-now-there-s-nothing-i-can-do-about-any-of/)

[Alexandra Ripley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexandra-ripley/)

> [And if things always stayed the same, Scarlett, what would be the reason for bothering to draw breath?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexandra-ripley/and-if-things-always-stayed-the-same-scarlett-what-would-be-the/)

[Alexandra Ripley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexandra-ripley/)

> [“Rhett glanced over his shoulder as if there had been a sound. His eyes met hers, and surprise stiffened his lithe body. For a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexandra-ripley/rhett-glanced-over-his-shoulder-as-if-there-had-been-a-sound-his-eyes/)

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