Yep, she was a reader. Look it up.
I realize that I haven’t written you a proper fan letter and there’s a reason for that. You’re one of the biggies. I mean, you are one of the most important celebrities of all time. I just haven’t had the courage to write to you yet because I know when I do, it will be one of the most intense letters I’ve ever written. I hope it will be as sincere and thoughtful and beautiful as you. I want to ask you some questions and tell you about all the ways I don’t feel right with myself.
But until then, I just wanted to wish you a Happy 92nd Birthday. Not many people know this, but you were a curious person with a love of serious literature and culture. In your library they found books by Bertrand Russell, Albert Camus, Chekov and lots more. They even found some diaries (and they published them in a book called Fragments) of yours and, wow, you were smart, curious and had a lot on your mind. You were complicated and terrified of disappointing people. Oh, Marilyn— or should I say Norma Jean– what a strange experience you must have had in your short 36 years on the planet. Half your life, you weren’t loved enough and the other half, maybe people loved you too much and for the wrong reasons. But more on those questions later.
Anyway, Happy Birthday and thank you for this awesome quote:
“This life is what you make it. No matter what, you’re going to mess up sometimes, it’s a universal truth. But the good part is you get to decide how you’re going to mess it up. Girls will be your friends – they’ll act like it anyway. But just remember, some come, some go. The ones that stay with you through everything – they’re your true best friends. Don’t let go of them. Also remember, sisters make the best friends in the world. As for lovers, well, they’ll come and go too. And babe, I hate to say it, most of them – actually pretty much all of them are going to break your heart, but you can’t give up because if you give up, you’ll never find your soul mate. You’ll never find that half who makes you whole and that goes for everything. Just because you fail once, doesn’t mean you’re gonna fail at everything. Keep trying, hold on, and always, always, always believe in yourself, because if you don’t, then who will, sweetie? So keep your head high, keep your chin up, and most importantly, keep smiling, because life’s a beautiful thing and there’s so much to smile about.”
Always,
Capra
The Book of Stars 