23. Philadelphia.
"I don't have awkward moments, I have an awkward life.. occasionally interrupted by normalcy."
I was having a really off day, and while I was out an older woman told me I reminded her of Snow White. It made me feel so much better.
Packing up some of my room today didn’t make me as sad as I thought. Maybe it hasn’t completely sunk in yet, or maybe I’m finally feeling okay about starting a whole new chapter. Leaving behind all the things that need to be left, and every one that doesn’t seem to fit. I feel like I’ve been holding my breath for so long, I can finally breathe.
“I’ll never forget the day Marilyn and I were walking around New York City, just having a stroll on a nice day. She loved New York because no one bothered her there like they did in Hollywood, she could put on her plain-jane clothes and no one would notice her. She loved that. So as we we’re walking down Broadway, she turns to me and says ‘Do you want to see me become her?’ I didn’t know what she meant but I just said ‘Yes’- and then I saw it. I don’t know how to explain what she did because it was so very subtle, but she turned something on within herself that was almost like magic. And suddenly cars were slowing and people were turning their heads and stopping to stare. They were recognizing that this was Marilyn Monroe as if she pulled off a mask or something, even though a second ago nobody noticed her. I had never seen anything like it before.” - Amy Greene, wife of Marilyn’s personal photographer Milton Greene
(Source: beautilation)
