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" With two leftover husbands to account for, my wicked soul has just about shriveled and died. "
Mercedes McCambridge
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" I have always had a lot more trouble with my truths than with my deceits. "
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" Only a certain breed of actor should ever even try to work for Orson Welles. I'm glad I'm one of that breed. "
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" I never wanted a Guardian Angel. I didn't ask for one. One was assigned to me. "
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Never
Wanted
Angel
" There are zillions of people who say that alcoholism is a disease, but not many of them believe it. "
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Many
Who
Say
" A rich man can afford to be generous to many. "
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Afford
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" My only true harmony lies deep within my soul, wherever that is. I know that somehow I am in tune with the universe. "
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True
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" Joan Crawford is a movie queen. I had never met one before. I know now what I don't want to be. "
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Now
Know
" At awards time, The Exorcist was nominated in 11 categories, everybody but the janitor was up for an Oscar. There was no category for what I did. "
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Everybody
Up
Time
" Like many alcoholics, I was a staggering woman in a chic apartment, sick and utterly disgusting. "
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Woman
Like
Many
" I don't think I should have been married... to anybody. "
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Should
Married
Been
" I find it next to impossible to remain politely silent when people prate to me about the glory of being given another chance to live happily ever after! "
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People
Live
Impossible
" I think The Exorcist was the hardest work I've ever done. "
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Think
I Think
Hardest
" My admiration for the phenomenon of Alcoholics Anonymous is boundless. "
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Admiration
Boundless
Anonymous
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I Am
Am
Responsible
" My name is real, which probably explains why I never became a superstar... how would that look in lights? "
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Real
Never
Name
" I was taught to be anti-Jewish. "
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Taught
" Young Jimmy Dean fell off the world as suddenly as he had come. "
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World
Young
Come
" I have no use for people who hunt for what they call sport. "
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Call
Sport
Use
" Most people call me Mercy. I like it. "
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Call
People
" Aside from my son, no person has ever shown for me the gentle concern I knew from Governor Adlai Stevenson. "
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