10 quotes
American actress, singer, dancer and vaudevillian (1922–1969)
“For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.”
"Always be a first rate version of yourself and not a second rate version of someone else."
on Identity
"If I'm such a legend then why am I so lonely? Let me tell you legends are all very well if you've got somebody around who loves you."
on Love
"We cast away priceless time in dreams, born of imagination, fed upon illusion, and put to death by reality."
on Life
"Behind every cloud is another cloud."
on Philosophy
"In the silence of night I have often wished for just a few words of love from one man, rather than the applause of thousands of people."
"How strange when an illusion dies. It's as though you've lost a child."
on Grief
"Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else."
"I can live without money, but I cannot live without love."
"If I am a legend, then why am I so lonely?"
