“Certain shades of limelight wreck a girl's complexion.” CertainGirlShadeWrecksLimelightComplexionBreakfast At Tiffanys Author:Holly Golightly
“Of course, personally, I think it'd be tacky to wear diamonds before I'm forty.” ThinkingCoursesFortyDiamondBreakfast At TiffanysTacky Author:Holly Golightly
“I’ve got to do something about the way I look. I mean a girl just can’t go to Sing Sing with a green face.” WayLooksMeanFacesGirlGreenBreakfast At Tiffanys Author:Holly Golightly
“You know those days when you get the mean reds?” KnowsMeanBreakfastBreakfast At Tiffanys Author:Holly Golightly
“You mustn’t give your heart to a wild thing. The more you do, the stronger they get, until they’re strong enough to run into the woods or fly into a tree. And then to a higher tree and then to the sky.” GivingHeartEnoughRunningStrongTreeSkyHigherStrongerWoodsBreakfastStrong EnoughWild ThingsBreakfast At TiffanysBroken Leg Author:Holly Golightly
“I knew damn well I would never be a movie star. It's too hard; and if you are intelligent, it's too embarrassing. My complexes aren't inferior enough: being a movie star and having a big fat ego are supposed to go hand-in-hand; actually, it's essential not to have any ego at all. I don't mean I'd mind being rich and famous. That's very much on my schedule, and someday I'll try and get around to it; but if it happens, I'd like to have my ego, tagging along. I want to still be me when I wake up one fine morning and have breakfast at Tiffany's.” IfsWantTryingMindWellsMeanStillsHardEnoughHandsBigsHappensStarsMorningRichFineEgoEssentialsWake UpIntelligentComplexesFatsDamnSomedayBreakfastInferiorsSchedulesEmbarrassingMovie StarHand In HandBeing RichBreakfast At TiffanysTiffany's Author:Holly Golightly
“But it's customary to present a little proof before you take the privilege.” LittlesPrivilegeProof Author:Holly Golightly
“I became very successful at a young age... I had lots of opportunities and lots of power and had no idea how to focus it.” IdeasAgeYoungOpportunitySuccessfulFocusNo IdeaYoung Age Author:Claire Danes
“Years from now, years and years, one of those ships will bring me back, me and my nine Brazilian brats. Because yes, they must see this, these lights, the river -- I love New York, even though it isn't mine, the way something has to be, a tree or a street or a house, something, anyway, that belongs to me because I belong to it.” WayYearsLightHouseTreeStreetsNew YorkMinesRiversNineShipsBratI Love New YorkYear One Author:Holly Golightly