“We are all born sexual creatures, thank God, but it's a pity so many people despise and crush this natural gift. Art, real art, comes from it, everything.”— Marilyn Monroe, theguardian.com
“I think I’m a mixture of simplicity and complexes, but I’m beginning to understand myself now.”— Marilyn Monroe, marilynmonroe.ca
“I did find, too, when the world opened up that people took a lot for granted, like not only could they be friendly, but they could suddenly get overly friendly and expect an awful lot for very little.”— Marilyn Monroe, theguardian.com
“It’s still about nudity. Is that all I’m good for? I’d like to show that I can get publicity without using my ass or getting fired from a picture.”— Marilyn Monroe, vanityfair.com
“It's nice to be included in people's fantasies but you also like to be accepted for your own sake.”— Marilyn Monroe, theguardian.com
“I dress for men. A woman looks at your clothes critically. A man appreciates them.”— Marilyn Monroe, books.google.com
“A woman came up to me asked, ‘You mean to say you didn’t have anything on when you had that calendar picture taken?’ I drew myself up and told her, ‘I did, too, have something on. I had the radio on.’”— Marilyn Monroe, marilynmonroe.ca
“I could tell you all about rejection. Sometimes I feel my whole life has been one big rejection... Look at me now.”— Marilyn Monroe, vanityfair.com
“If you take your fear and mash it into something that's actually useful, then it doesn't feel like it wins.”— Sara Bareilles, amazon.com
“if you are broken and they have left you do not question whether you were enough the problem was you were so enough they were not able to carry it.”— Rupi Kaur, amazon.com