A sex symbol becomes a thing. I hate being a thing.
MARILYN MONROEA sex symbol becomes a thing. I hate being a thing.
MARILYN MONROEA strong man doesn’t have to be dominant toward a woman. He doesn’t match his strength against a woman weak with love for him. He matches it against the world.
MARILYN MONROEBefore marriage, a girl has to make love to a man to hold him. After marriage, she has to hold him to make love to him.
MARILYN MONROEMaybe I’ll never be able to do what I hope to, but at least I have hope.
MARILYN MONROEThe thing I want more than anything else? I want to have children. I used to feel for every child I had, I would adopt another.
MARILYN MONROESometimes things fall apart so that better things can fall together.
MARILYN MONROEPeople had a habit of looking at me as if I were some kind of mirror instead of a person. They didn’t see me, they saw their own lewd thoughts, then they white-masked themselves by calling me the lewd one.
MARILYN MONROEYou might as well make yourself fly as to make yourself love.
MARILYN MONROEAlways, always, always believe in yourself, because if you don’t, then who will, sweetie
MARILYN MONROELove and work are the only two real things in our lives. They belong together, otherwise it is off. Work is in itself a form of love.
MARILYN MONROEA smile is the best makeup a girl could wear.
MARILYN MONROEI don’t stop when I’m tired. I only stop when I’m done.
MARILYN MONROEI am not a victim of emotional conflicts. I am human.
MARILYN MONROEThere is just no comparison between having a dinner date with a man and staying home playing canasta with the girls.
MARILYN MONROEI know I’m not a perfect person but I can make a good relationship last forever.
MARILYN MONROEWhen you try to change you, try to fit yourself to other people’s standards.
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