"There's no doubt I was a bit of a misfit in the Hollywood of the forties. The race for glamour left me far behind. I didn't really want to keep up. I wanted my stardom without the usual trimmings. Because of this, I was branded a rebel at the very least. But I don't regret that for a minute. My appetite was my own and I simply wouldn't have it any other way."

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Source : Veronica Lake, Donald M. Bain (1971). “Veronica”

Veronica Lake

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“Graham liked the idea of protection on the downside.”
“A friend of mine says that in the world of religion we often have ignorance on fire and intelligence on ice. The thing I love about The Beatitudes Society is they represent faith and intelligence on fire and there's enthusiasm and passion and a realization that a more open and progressive approach to faith is something to celebrate.”
“I've had my say out, and I shall be the' easier for't all my life. There's no pleasure i' living, if you're to be corked up forever, and only dribble your mind out by the sly, like a leaky barrel.”
“With yourself, I think you have to decide the kind of person that you really want to be, and for me, it's just a sweet girl.”
“We Americans are mildly interested, of course, in reading about the discovery of radium by Madame Curie, but what we really yearn to know is the name of the uncommemorated French female who first mixed a sauce bearnaise.”
“Hope is cruel. Hope reminds me of what almost was. Hope makes the physical ache return.”

Source : "Six Years". Book by Harlan Coben, books.google.ru. April 25, 2013.
“Lovers don't meet in the end, they are in each other forever.”
“Everybody has got their vibes - it could be mountain biking, it could be hiking, but for me, it's surfing and music. There's a lot of different things, but I think love gives us peace one way or another, and a calming effect on our soul, so I don't know exactly what love is to me, but I know I try my best to surround myself with that.”

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