"I knew I belonged to the public and to the world, not because I was talented or even beautiful, but because I had never belonged to anything or anyone else."

"I’ve never fooled anyone. I’ve let people fool themselves."

"Husbands are like fires. They go out if left unattended."

"The working men, I'll go by and they'll whistle. At first they whistle because they think, oh, it's a girl. She's got blond hair and she's not out of shape, and then they say, “Gosh, it's Marilyn Monr…"

"It stirs up envy, fame does. People…feel fame gives them some kind of privilege to walk up to you and say anything to you–and it won't hurt your feelings–like it's happening to your clothing."