Marilyn Monroe Quotes

A smart girl leaves before she is left

I knew I belonged to the public and to the world, not because I was talented or even beautiful, but because I had never belonged to anything or anyone else.

sometimes things fall apart so better things can fall together.

The chief drawback with men is that they are too talkative.

In Rockford I decided that I had seen enough of the world.

I've been on a calendar, but never on time.

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

Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.

That's the way you feel when you're beaten inside. You don't feel angry at those who've beaten you. You just feel ashamed.

Everything happens for a reason.

I know I will never be happy but I know I can be gay! Remember I told you Kazan said I was the gayest girl he ever knew; believe me, he has known many. But he loved me for one year and once rocked me to sleep one night when I was in great anguish. He also suggested that I go into analysis and later wanted me to work with Lee Strasberg. Was it Milton who wrote: "The happy ones were never born"? I know at least two psychiatrists who are looking for a more positive approach.

All we demanded was our right to twinkle.

If you get massages, you'll never need another sleeping pill.

We should all start to live before we get too old. Fear is stupid. So are regrets.

I know I will never be happy, but I know I can be gay!