#marilyn

Men are always ready to respect anything that bores them. ↗

— Marilyn Monroe

#men #my-story #respect #men

Women couldn’t identify with her and didn’t support her. ↗

— Molly Haskell

#women #movies

Being a sex symbol is a heavy load to carry, especially when one is very tired, hurt and bewildered. ↗

— Clara Bow

#sex-symbol #hurt

When you're young and healthy you can plan on Monday to commit suicide, and by Wednesday you're laughing again. ↗

— Marilyn Monroe

#my-story #suicide #commitment

A wise girl knows her limits, a smart girl knows that she has none. ↗

— Marilyn Monroe

#marilyn-monroe #wise

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

— Marilyn Monroe

#happiness #marilyn-monroe #my-story #poor

Trying to build myself up with the fact that I have done things right that were even good and have had moments that were excellent but the bad is heavier to carry around and feel have no confidence. ↗

— Marilyn Monroe

#fragments #intimate-notes #letters #marilyn-monroe #poems

It bothers me that I won't live to see the end of the century, because, when I was young, in St. Louis, I remember saying to Marilyn, my sister by adoption, that that was how long I wanted to live: seventy years. ↗

— Harold Brodkey

#because #bothers #century #end #how

And then the first was The Misfits, which I enjoyed very much, with Marilyn and Gable. ↗

— Eli Wallach

#first #gable #i #marilyn #misfits

Well, I've maybe gotten 200 requests for interviews about Marilyn, and I just decided I'm gonna do my own. ↗

— Eli Wallach

#decided #gonna #gotten #i #interviews