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My Story
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"My Story" by Marilyn Monroe is an autobiographical account revealing her struggles with fame, personal hardships, and quest for identity in Hollywood.

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Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.

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I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.

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Fear is stupid. So are regrets.

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A wise girl knows her limits, a smart girl knows that she has none.

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I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.

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We should all start to live before we get too old. Fear is stupid. So are regrets.

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I don't mind living in a man's world, as long as I can be a woman in it.

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Success makes so many people hate you. I wish it wasn't that way. It would be wonderful to enjoy success without seeing envy in the eyes of those around you.

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I am good, but not an angel. I do sin, but I am not the devil. I am just a small girl in a big world trying to find someone to love.

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I'm trying to find myself as a person, sometimes that's not easy to do. Millions of people live their entire lives without finding themselves. But it is something I must do.

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