Mary Chesnut's Diary
A source page for quotes linked to Mary Boykin Chesnut.
“A freshet in the autumn does not compensate for a drought in the spring.”
“Women--wives and mothers--are the same everywhere.”
“Oh, if I could put some of my reckless spirit into these discreet cautious lazy men!”
“Brutal men with unlimited power are the same all over the world”
“Forgiveness is indifference. Forgiveness is impossible while love lasts.”
“She died praying that she might die.”