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Child Star: An Autobiography

"Good luck needs no explanation."

"I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph."

"When I was fourteen, I was the oldest I ever was.... I've been getting younger ever since."

"Make-believe colors the past with innocent distortion, and it swirls ahead of us in a thousand ways-in science, in politics, in every bold intention. It is part of our collective lives, entwining our past and our future ... a particularly rewarding aspect of life itself."

"Our whole way of life today is dedicated to the removal of risk. Cradle to grave we are supported, insulated, and isolated from the risks of life -- and if we fall, our government stands ready with Band-Aids of every size."

"Any star can be devoured by human adoration, twinkle by twinkle."

"Everyone at the U.N. is a celebrity for about three days, but then you have to see who gets down to work."

"Absence from whom we love is worse than death, and frustrates hope severer than despair."

"As long as you know what it is you desire, then by simply affirming that it is yours - firmly and positively, with no ifs, buts, or maybes - over and over again, from the minute you arise in the morning until the time you go to sleep at night, and as many times during the day as your work or activities permit, you will be drawn to those people, places, and events that will bring your desires to you."

"Getting rid of a delusion makes us wiser than getting hold of a truth."

"Intentions often melt in the face of unexpected opportunity."

 

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