Quote by Margaret Mitchell

I was never one to patiently pick up broken fragments and glue them together again and tell myself that the mended whole was as good as new. What is broken is broken -- and I'd rather remember it as it was at its best than mend it and see the broken places as long as I lived.

I was never one to patiently pick up broken fragments and gl

Summary

This quote suggests that the speaker does not believe in trying to fix or mend things that are broken. Instead, they choose to remember them in their original, pristine state rather than seeing the imperfections resulting from trying to repair them. The speaker values the beauty of what was once whole and believes it is better to cherish the memories of unbroken moments rather than holding onto the reminders of what has been damaged.

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By Margaret Mitchell

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