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“If you obey all of the rules, you miss all of the fun.”
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“We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers - but never blame yourself. It's never your fault. But it's always your fault, because if you wanted to change you're the one who has got to change.”
― Me: Stories of My Life
― Me: Stories of My Life
“Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get - only with what you are expecting to give - which is everything”
― Me: Stories of My Life
― Me: Stories of My Life
“Sometimes I wonder if men and women really suit each other. Perhaps they should live next door and just visit now and then.”
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“Life is hard. After all, it kills you.”
― Me: Stories of My Life
― Me: Stories of My Life
“I have not lived as a woman. I have lived as a man. I've just done what I damn well wanted to, and I've made enough money to support myself, and ain't afraid of being alone.”
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“If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased.”
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“What in the world would we do without our libraries?”
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“The thing about life is that you must survive. Life is going to be difficult, and dreadful things will happen. What you do is move along, get on with it, and be tough. Not in the sense of being mean to others, but being tough with yourself and making a deadly effort not to be defeated.”
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“If you want to change attitudes, start with a change in behavior.”
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“What you see before you, my friend, is the result of a lifetime of chocolate.”
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“Good girls go to heaven, bad girls go everywhere.”
― Me: Stories of My Life
― Me: Stories of My Life
“Life can be wildly tragic at times, and I've had my share. But whatever happens to you, you have to keep a slightly comic attitude. In the final analysis, you have got not to forget to laugh.”
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“Never complain. Never explain.”
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“If you need a helping hand, you can find one at the end of your arm.”
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“You can’t change the music of your soul.
—In Esquire, 1967”
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—In Esquire, 1967”
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“If you want to sacrifice the admiration of many men for the criticism of one, go ahead, get married.”
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“Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get — only what you are expecting to give — which is everything. What you will receive in return varies. But it really has no connection with what you give. You give because you love and cannot help giving.”
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“I have many regrets, and I'm sure everyone does. The stupid things you do, you regret if you have any sense, and if you don't regret them, maybe you're stupid.”
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“I'm an atheist, and that's it. I believe there's nothing we can know except that we should be kind to each other and do what we can for people.”
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“I have loved and been in love. There's a big difference.”
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“Everyone thought I was bold and fearless and even arrogant, but inside I was always quaking.”
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“I never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun.”
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“Wouldn't it be great if people could get to live suddenly as often as they die suddenly?”
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“Enemies are so stimulating.”
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“I would have made a terrible parent. The first time my child didn't do what I wanted, I'd kill him.”
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“Most people our brought up to believe they are as good as the person next to them, I was told I was better.”
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“If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun”
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“Children need boundaries, so they can know how far they have to go to get beyond them.”
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“I could peel you like a pear and god himself would see the justice in it.”
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