#marilyn-monroe

"For those who are poor in happiness, each time is a first time; happiness never becomes a habit."

"He had a new girl, and I told him she looked like Marilyn Monroe. He smiled because he thought I meant she was beautiful, and I smiled because I meant she looked like a corpse."

"I just want to be wonderful."

"If they tell you that she died of sleeping pills you must know that she died of a wasting grief, of a slow bleeding at the soul."

"Her searches after knowledge were arbitrary and without context. It was as if she were shining a small flashlight of curiosity into the dark room of the world."

"I want to grow old without facelifts. I want to have the courage to be loyal to the face I have made."

"I could never pretend something I didn't feel. I could never make love if I didn't love, and if I loved I could no more hide the fact than change the color of my eyes."

"I don't mind making jokes, but I don't want to look like one."

"It's all make believe, isn't it?"