798 Quotes by Marilyn Monroe

I think to love bravely is the best and accept – as much as one can bear.

The ‘public’ scares me, but people I trust.

That’s the story of my life; I always get the fuzzy end of the lollipop.

All my stepchildren carried the burden of my fame. Sometimes they would read terrible things about me, and I’d worry about whether it would hurt them. I would tell them: ‘Don’t hide these things from me. I’d rather you ask me these things straight out, and I’ll answer all your questions.’

I don’t look at myself as a commodity, but I’m sure a lot of people have.

Having a child, that’s always been my biggest fear. I want a child and I fear a child.

Jack Kennedy could have been a movie star himself. He had the charisma, the charm, that come-hither quality that can never be duplicated. Is it any wonder he got elected president?

To put it bluntly, I seem to have a whole superstructure with no foundation. But I’m working on the foundation.

Fame will go by and, so long, I’ve had you, fame. If it goes by, I’ve always known it was fickle. So at least it’s something I experience, but that’s not where I live.