Margaret MitchellBut she knew that no matter what beauty lay behind, it must remain there. No one could go forward with a load of aching memories.
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She knew that no matter what beauty lay behind, it must remain there. No one could go forward with a load of aching memories. In the novel, the heroine had to move on with her life and let go of her past.
Source: Gone With The Wind
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