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Among The Porcupines: A Memoir
by Carol Matthau
by Carol Matthau
Who knew the wife of Walter Matthau was such an interesting chick? Best friends with Oona O'Neil and Gloria Vanderbilt; married to William Saroyan as a teenager, divorced and then married again before meeting Matthau; friends with Truman Capote and a partial influence for Holly Golightly; and a hilarious writer to boot. I especially like the chapters wherein she "invents" blow-jobs, and defecates in a Nazi bunker in Tunisia. Seriously, this book is awesome!
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Quotes Rain Liked
“Worrying about clothes, though, is easy to understand. When it comes to clothes, people are very competitive, especially if they're movie stars. I think every smart woman devises a look for herself. Margaret Sullivan had a look: romantic, young, pretty, smart. Katharine Hepburn made a look for herself as this wonderful old salty character. Marilyn Monroe had a look; it was like, "Fuck me with sadness"...”
― Carol Matthau, Among the Porcupines
― Carol Matthau, Among the Porcupines
