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"Breakfast at Tiffany's" Quotes
Sarah Gristwood's "Breakfast at Tiffany's: The Official 60th Anniversary Companion" explores the creation, cultural impact, and enduring legacy of the iconic film and its beloved heroine, Holly Golightly.
performing arts | 194 pages | Published in 2011
Quotes
There are certain shades of limelight that can wreck a girl's complexion.
You can love somebody without it being like that. You keep them a stranger, a stranger who's a friend.
It’s better to look at the sky than live there.
Home is where you feel at home. I’m still looking.
You can'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. Then a taller tree. Then the sky.
If I could find a real-life place that made me feel like Tiffany's, then I'd buy some furniture and give the cat a name.
People don't belong to people.
I'm like cat here, a no-name slob. We belong to nobody, and nobody belongs to us.
Nothing very bad could happen to you there, not with those kind men in their nice suits, and that lovely smell of silver and alligator wallets.
It calms me down right away, the quietness and the proud look of it; nothing very bad could happen to you there.



