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Finding Me
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Memories are immortal. They’re deathless and precise. They have the power of giving you joy and perspective in hard times. Or, they can strangle you. Define you in a way that’s based more in other people’s tucked-up perceptions than truth.
“Joan was also a faithful volunteer at the Hollywood Canteen. "I was there without fail every Monday night," she said. She was mobbed on her first visit, and was busy signing autographs when President Bette Davis walked in. "Hello, Joan!" said Bette. "We need you desperately, in the kitchen. There are dishes to be washed." "A”
― BETTE AND JOAN The Divine Feud: 25th Anniversary Edition
― BETTE AND JOAN The Divine Feud: 25th Anniversary Edition
“Henry Ford inviting job candidates to dinner and watching them eat. He never hired the man who salted his food before tasting it.”
― These Toxic Things
― These Toxic Things
“You're right, dear," said Joan, "I do want you to suffer. I want you to struggle and fear and worry the way I did. I want you to fight every step of the way, because when you suffer you don't forget. That's what it takes to become an actress, a star, something great; and not just a personality." Crawford's”
― BETTE AND JOAN The Divine Feud: 25th Anniversary Edition
― BETTE AND JOAN The Divine Feud: 25th Anniversary Edition
“Leigh Michaels, prolific author of more than eighty romance novels, once said that “waiting for inspiration to write is like standing at the airport waiting for a train.” Conditions to produce one’s craft are rarely ideal, and waiting for everything to be perfect is almost always an exercise in procrastination.”
― Manage Your Day-To-Day: Build Your Routine, Find Your Focus, and Sharpen Your Creative Mind
― Manage Your Day-To-Day: Build Your Routine, Find Your Focus, and Sharpen Your Creative Mind
“That evening I went over to Metro and found this long platinum-blond wig. I took it home and styled it, with curls and ringlets at the nape of the neck. The next day I brought it to Bette. She put it on, looked in the mirror, and in a loud voice said, 'It's the NUTS! I love it!' She wore it through the entire picture, and she never knew that it was an old wig of Joan's—one that Miss Crawford wore in an early M-G-M movie." Norma”
― BETTE AND JOAN The Divine Feud: 25th Anniversary Edition
― BETTE AND JOAN The Divine Feud: 25th Anniversary Edition
Michael’s 2025 Year in Books
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