Marilyn Monroe Quotes

“Later that evening, Norma Jeane said good night to Bill and returned home. Standing before a mirror she picked up a lipstick and scribbled, ‘This is the end of Norma Jeane.’ Marilyn Monroe was born.”
― Michelle Morgan, Marilyn Monroe: Private and Confidential

“I know how I’d feel if I had children. I’d never want them to feel I didn’t love them more than anything else in the world. If I ever have a little girl, I think I’ll be a wonderful mother to her, and if I can help it, I’ll never be away from her for a minute.”
― Michelle Morgan, Marilyn Monroe: Private and Confidential

“However, the name Norma Jeane wasn’t in the least bit ‘star like’, so it was decided that it would need to be changed. Ben Lyon told her that she reminded him of the actress Marilyn Miller, and decided he’d like her to be called Marilyn. Monroe was her personal choice, since it was her mother’s maiden name.”
― Michelle Morgan, Marilyn Monroe: Private and Confidential

“She smiled too high, that’s what was wrong, and it made deep lines around her nose. We taught her how to bring her smile down and show her lower teeth.”
― Michelle Morgan, Marilyn Monroe: Private and Confidential

“They had raised her from infancy to eight plus years of age. That’s a long time and when so much of yourself is put into training, nurturing and loving a child it is like losing your own flesh and blood.”
― Michelle Morgan, Marilyn Monroe: Private and Confidential