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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.

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fameappearances

You can love somebody without it being like that. You keep them a stranger, a stranger who's a friend.

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loverelationshipsfriendship

It’s better to look at the sky than live there.

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dreamsrealityhope

Home is where you feel at home. I’m still looking.

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belongingidentitysearch

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.

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lovefreedomrelationships

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.

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belongingcomfortidentity

People don't belong to people.

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freedomrelationshipsindependence

I'm like cat here, a no-name slob. We belong to nobody, and nobody belongs to us.

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identitylonelinessindependence

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.

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comfortsafetytiffany's

It calms me down right away, the quietness and the proud look of it; nothing very bad could happen to you there.

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