“I don't know what's wrong with me. When I was a girl they had this aviary in one of my foster homes and I'd go in when no one was looking and put out watermelon rinds to feed the flies. There were all these flies that would have starved if I hadn't, and I'm not even wild about flies. They say it makes you a gentler person if you don't eat meat. But wasn't Hitler a vegetarian?”
This book offers a firsthand account of the author's encounters and interactions with Marilyn Monroe, providing insights into the life and personality of the iconic actress during a pivotal period in her career. more
Susan Strasberg, born on May 22, 1938, in New York, USA, was a renowned film actress. Active in the film industry from the 1950s to the 1970s, she is best known for her performances in classic films. Strasberg starred in iconic films such as 'West Side Story' and 'The Sixth Sense'. more
“I am not the kind of girl who can trust a theory based on one person.”
“This is one of the defining sorrows of books: that we cannot see one another.”
“Truth may be stranger than fiction, goes the old saw, but it is never as strange as lies.”
“Specificity is the soul of narrative.”