Holly Golighty's Life Mantras

Holly Golighty's Life Mantras

A Poem by Marie Harrison
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Lessons on being a woman and life

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Holly Golightly’s

Life Mantras

 

From Truman Capote’s Breakfast At Tiffany’s

"Leave it to me: I'm always top banana in the shock department."

"If a man doesn't like baseball, then he must like horses, and if he doesn't like either of them, well, I'm in trouble anyway: he don't like girls."

"For all her chic thinness, she had an almost breakfast-cereal air of health, a soap-and-lemon cleanness, a rough pink darkening of the cheeks."

Every few years even our bodies undergo a complete overhaul-desirable or not, it is a natural thing that we should change.


"My yardstick is how somebody treats me."

"Anyone who ever gave you confidence, you owe them a lot."

No matter where you run, you just end up running into yourself."

The army of wrongness rampant in the world might as well march over me.”

Rather have cancer than a dishonest heart.”

A girl doesn't read this sort of thing without her lipstick."

Should take you about four seconds to walk from here to the door. I'll give you two."


 



© 2011 Marie Harrison


Author's Note

Marie Harrison
A few of favorite quotes from Truman Cappote's charachter Holly Golightly in
Breakfast At Tiffany's. Officially not included in the Kerry's Challenge #3 for not being original work.

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Nice work.

Posted 12 Years Ago


What a smile inducer...One of my fave films, I watched it a couple of wet Sunday's ago.
A great acrostic that was a pleasure to read. :)

Posted 12 Years Ago


How clever is this? How about very clever!


Posted 12 Years Ago


I loved this Marie! Unique acrostic....refreshing, enjoyable and thoughts to ponder upon.

“A girl doesn't read this sort of thing without her lipstick."

So excuse me while I just refresh my 'lippy'!

Posted 12 Years Ago


Awesome read as awlways!

Posted 12 Years Ago


great acrostic!

Posted 12 Years Ago


Great quotes. Thanks for sharing.

Posted 12 Years Ago


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well put together..nice touch

Posted 12 Years Ago


I like what you did with the acrostic idea. Unfortunately, I could not include this in the contest as it called for original work inspired by the novella.
Thank you for sharing your favourite quotes with us.

Posted 12 Years Ago


I like this.
All great quotes!

Posted 12 Years Ago



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Added on August 4, 2011
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Tags: Breakfast At Tiffany's, Truman Capote, Holly Golightly, Classic Literature, Women, Pop Culture

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Marie Harrison
Marie Harrison

Atlanta, GA



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