“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
You tried to change, didn’t you? Closed your mouth more, tried to be softer, prettier, less volatile, less awake…You can’t make homes out of human beings. Someone should have already told you that.
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| — | Warsan Shire (via c-oquetry) |
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Mount Bromo is a special volcano on the island of East Java off of Indonesia in Asia. This beautiful volcano produces a red smoke unique from other volcanoes around the world. You can see above photos taken by Helmi Jabur.
Dance of Death
Author: unidentified German artist
Date: 16th century
Medium: Pen and ink, brush and ink, watercolor, gouache, with touches of gold
Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkTranslation of Latin inscription on the reverse:
A true friend is revealed in uncertain times.
Theodosius Nervius wrote this for his dear friend, Hans.
