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"I'm thankful I discovered how silly I was when I had no faith in tomorrow bringing fresh circumstances. It always does. The sun will rise again and nothing is exactly as it was. Nor are we. Not ever. If one day is a disappointment the next need not be. It can be new and exciting if we go out to see it and not worry about what's gone by. We have in us whatever it takes to make that new step and all we must do is trust the intuition we have ignored. If we do, we become inspired, gain unsuspected strenght, and recognize what we didn't notice before." —Marilyn Monroe, Silver Screen Magazine, 1952.

Marilyn Monroe photographed on set for the movie ‘The seven year itch’ 1954.

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"Pretense never is any good. It's a waste of good time and money, for instance, to have a man attracted to you because you appear to be a gay good-time Katie when really you're quiet and have a mind with serious turn. For what you are becomes evident all too soon- and then, where are you? Or where is he?" —Marilyn (Photoplay, 1951)

Marilyn Monroe photographed by Frank Powolny, 1952.

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Marilyn on the set of How to Marry a Millionnaire, 1953.

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Marilyn Monroe photographed by Milton H. Greene in Los Angeles, 1954. She sits in her Cadillac, a gift from Jack Benny after her appearance on his show, as her 20th Century-Fox contract barred her from receiving payment.

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Marilyn Monroe photographed in a costume test for 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes', October 31st, 1952.

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"Women as they grow older should take heart. They've gained in wisdom. They're really silly when they are twenty" —Marilyn Monroe to George Barris in 1962.

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"Everyone used to tell me what to do and how to do it, with me afraid of myself, always trying to please someone else. So I find it pleasant now to come and go as I wish, to do what I want to do when I want to do it." —Marilyn to Photoplay Magazine in 1952.

Marilyn Monroe photographed by Sam Shaw on the set of 'The Seven Year Itch', 1954.

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Marilyn photographed by Richard Avedon for 'The Prince and the Showgirl' in 1957.

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"For hours she danced and sang and flirted and did this thing that's Marilyn Monroe.
And then there was the inevitable drop. And when the night was over and the white wine was over and the dancing was over, she sat in the corner like a child, with everything gone. I saw her sitting quietly without expression on her face, and I walked towards her but l wouldn't photograph her without her knowledge of it.
And as I came with the camera, I saw that she was not saying no.” -Richard Avedon.

Marilyn photographed by Richard Avedon for promotional photos for 'The Prince and The Showgirl' in May 1957.

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"Maggie Banks, an assistant choreographer, recalled that the wife of a company electrician was seriously ill: 'I saw Marilyn hand the man a roll of bills; he started to cry, and Marilyn just hugged him and walked away.' Likewise Evelyn Moriarty never forgot that Marilyn anonymously donated one thousand dollars to defray the funeral expenses of a crewmember's wife. Such acts of generosity she accomplished spontaneously and with no thought of anyone but the recipient." —an excerpt from 'Marilyn Monroe: The Biography' by Donald Spoto.

Marilyn Monroe photographed by Nickolas Murray in 1952.

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