Did it ever occur to you that I loved you as much as a man can love a woman? Loved you for years before I finally got you? During the war I'd go away and try to forget you, but I couldn't and I always had to come back. After the war I risked arrest, just to come back and find you. I cared so much I believe I would have killed Frank Kennedy if he hadn't died when he did. I loved you but I couldn't let you know it. You're so brutal to those who love you, Scarlett. You take their love and hold it over their heads like a whip. Margaret Mitchell
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In this quote from To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus Finch explains to his daughter, Jemima, why he loves her so much. He tells her that he loved her before she was his, and that even during the war, when he thought he could no longer have her, he still loved her. He says that as she is now, she is beautiful and special to him. She is a treasure to be treasured. He reminds her that he saved her life and kept Frank Kennedy from raping her. He then says that even if she doesn't love him back, he will always love her because she came into his life and brought him the happiness which love provides.

Source: Gone With The Wind

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