Acareeriswonderful,butyoucan'tcurlupwithitonacoldnight.
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Asexsymbolbecomesathing.Ijusthatetobeathing.
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Anactressisnotamachine,buttheytreatyoulikeamachine.Amoneymachine.
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Beforemarriage,agirlhastomakelovetoamantoholdhim.Aftermarriage,shehastoholdhimtomakelovetohim.
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Beingasexsymbolisaheavyloadtocarry,especiallywhenoneistired,hurtandbewildered.
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Dogsneverbiteme.Justhumans.
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Dreamingaboutbeinganactress,ismoreexcitingthenbeingone.
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Famewillgobyand,solong,I'vehadyou,fame.Ifitgoesby,I'vealwaysknownitwasfickle.Soatleastit'ssomethingIexperience,butthat'snotwhereIlive.
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First,I'mtryingtoprovetomyselfthatI'maperson.ThenmaybeI'llconvincemyselfthatI'manactress.
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Hollywoodisaplacewherethey'llpayyouathousanddollarsforakissandfiftycentsforyoursoul.
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Husbandsarechieflygoodasloverswhentheyarebetrayingtheirwives.
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Iaminvariablylateforappointments-sometimesasmuchastwohours.I'vetriedtochangemywaysbutthethingsthatmakemelatearetoostrong,andtoopleasing.
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Iaminvolvedinafreedomrideprotestingthelossoftheminorityrightsbelongingtothefewremainingearthboundstars.Allwedemandedwasourrighttotwinkle.
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Iamnotinterestedinmoney.Ijustwanttobewonderful.
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Idon'tknowwhoinventedhighheels,butallwomenowehimalot.
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Idon'tmindlivinginaman'sworldaslongasIcanbeawomaninit.
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Idon'tmindmakingjokes,butIdon'twanttolooklikeone.
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Idon'twanttomakemoney,Ijustwanttobewonderful.
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IguessIhavealwaysbeendeeplyterrifiedtoreallybesomeone'swifesinceIknowfromlifeonecannotloveanother,ever,really.
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Ihavefeelingstoo.Iamstillhuman.AllIwantistobeloved,formyselfandformytalent.
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Ihavetoomanyfantasiestobeahousewife.IguessIamafantasy.
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IknewIbelongedtothepublicandtotheworld,notbecauseIwastalentedorevenbeautiful,butbecauseIhadneverbelongedtoanythingoranyoneelse.
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IrestoremyselfwhenI'malone.
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I'mverydefinitelyawomanandIenjoyit.
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I'vebeenonacalendar,butI'veneverbeenontime.
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I'veneverdroppedanyoneIbelievedin.
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IfI'dobservedalltherules,I'dneverhavegotanywhere.
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IfI'mastar,thenthepeoplemademeastar.
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It'sallmakebelieve,isn'tit?
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It'sbettertobeunhappyalonethanunhappywithsomeone-sofar.
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It'snottrueIhadnothingon,Ihadtheradioon.
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It'snottruethatIhadnothingon.Ihadtheradioon.
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It'softenjustenoughtobewithsomeone.Idon'tneedtotouchthem.Noteventalk.Afeelingpassesbetweenyouboth.You'renotalone.
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Menaresowillingtorespectanythingthatboresthem.
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MyworkistheonlygroundI'veeverhadtostandon.IseemtohaveawholesuperstructurewithnofoundationbutI'mworkingonthefoundation.
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NooneevertoldmeIwasprettywhenIwasalittlegirl.Alllittlegirlsshouldbetoldthey'repretty,eveniftheyaren't.
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Sexisapartofnature.Igoalongwithnature.
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Thebodyismeanttobeseen,notallcoveredup.
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ThethingIwantmorethananythingelse?Iwanttohavechildren.IusedtofeelforeverychildIhad,Iwouldadoptanother.
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Thetroublewithcensorsisthattheyworryifagirlhascleavage.Theyoughttoworryifshehasn'tany.
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Therewasmynameupinlights.Isaid,'God,somebody'smadeamistake.'Butthereitwas,inlights.AndIsatthereandsaid,'Remember,you'renotastar.'Yetthereitwasupinlights.
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Toputitbluntly,Iseemtohaveawholesuperstructurewithnofoundation.ButI'mworkingonthefoundation.
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WhatdoIwearinbed?Why,ChanelNo.5,ofcourse.
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