Norma Desmond

"Everything about the past is sacred."

"I am my own greatest creation."

"The fan mail never stopped coming."

"Audiences never knew I did my own stunts."

"It's hard to be brave when everyone's abandoned you."

"I've been close to clever men."

"They can have their new stars."

"A woman should be grateful for attention."

"The switchboard is in the library."

"Why would you want to leave this house?"

"I can make you a star again."

"You don't know what it was like then."

"The glory... it doesn't fade. It only changes form."

"I'd rather be alone than with the wrong people."

"Desire is a powerful motivator."

"I made a decision... and decisions are final."

"The best part of my life was on the screen."

"Fame is a prison, but a glorious one."

"I've loved and lost... but I've lived."

"Nobody leaves me."

"I think we deserve each other."

"You should be grateful for what you have."

"How can I face the world after this?"

"Money can't buy what I want."

"Real beauty never dies."

"I've seen empires rise and fall."

"Dreams are all I have left."

"I'm not mad. I'm only sick of this world."

"Youth doesn't recognize value when it sees it."

"I've forgotten more than they'll ever know."