Before marriage, a girl has to make love to a man to hold him. After marriage, she has to hold him to make love to him.

— Marilyn Monroe

Beneath the makeup and behind the smile I am just a girl who wishes for the world.

— Marilyn Monroe

Change is actually what you need to avoid. Assimilation is much more joyful than conformity, when you try to change you try to fit yourself to other people's standards. You deny your own values and opinions, and you adopt a personality that isn't you. And most likely you will be more uncomfortable even though it may seem like you fit in more, I would suggest you not to change. Just be yourself, the way you are. Because that's what makes you different and distinguishable and unique from every other individual.

— Marilyn Monroe

Dreaming about being an actress, is more exciting than being one.

— Marilyn Monroe

Experts on romance say for a happy marriage there has to be more than a passionate love. For a lasting union, they insist, there must be a genuine liking for each other. Which, in my book, is a good definition for friendship.

— Marilyn Monroe

Fame is like caviar, you know - it's good to have caviar but not when you have it at every meal.

— Marilyn Monroe

Fame will go by and, so long, I've had you, fame. If it goes by, I've always known it was fickle. So at least it's something I experience, but that's not where I live.

— Marilyn Monroe

Fear is stupid. So are regrets.

— Marilyn Monroe

For those who are poor in happiness, each time is a first time; happiness never becomes a habit.

— Marilyn Monroe

Friendship is the besties thing that comes to life. Friends will always be there for you don't worry about the fakes worry about the people who had your back from the start and never treated you wrong always remember they are your real friends don't never take them as granted because one day you're going to lose a good friend by the way your actions are when you see a good friend stick to that person.

— Marilyn Monroe