Sometimes I've been to a party where no one spoke to me for a whole evening. The men, frightened by their wives or sweeties, would give me a wide berth. And the ladies would gang up in a corner to discuss my dangerous character.
Marilyn MonroeI would have told her then she was the only thing that I could love in this dying world but the simple word "love" itself already died and went away.
Marilyn MonroeFame is fickle, and I know it. It has its compensations but it also has its drawbacks, and I've experienced them both.
Marilyn MonroeEveryoneโs childhood plays itself out. No wonder no one knows the other or can completely understand. By this I donโt know if Iโm just giving up with this conclusion or resigning myself โ or maybe for the first time connecting with reality. How do we know the pain or anotherโs earlier years, let alone all that he drags with him since along the way at best a lot of leeway is needed for the other โ yet how much is unhealthy for one to bear. I think to love bravely is the best and accept โ as much as one can bear.
Marilyn Monroe