Marilyn Monroe — "I hate to be alone. I'm afraid to be alone. I don't want to be alone."

"A wise girl kisses but doesn't love, listens but doesn't believe, and leaves before she is left."

"Fame is a fickle friend, Mr. Arthur. It's here today, gone tomorrow."

"You can't sleep your way into being a star, though. It takes much, much more. But it helps. A lot of actresses get their first chance that way. Most of the men are such horrors, they deserve all they …"

"It stirs up envy, fame does. People…feel fame gives them some kind of privilege to walk up to you and say anything to you–and it won't hurt your feelings–like it's happening to your clothing."

"Husbands are like fires. They go out if left unattended."