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I was determined to wipe Audrey out of my mind by screwing a woman in every country I visited. My plan succeeded, though sometimes with difficulty. When I was in Bangkok, I was with a Thai girl in a boat in one of the klongs. I guess we got too animated, because the boat tipped over and I fell into the filthy water. Back at the hotel I poured alcohol in my ears because I was afraid I'd become infected with the plague.' When I got back to Hollywood, I went to Audrey's dressing-room and told her what I had done. You know what she sad? 'Oh, Bill!' That's all. 'Oh, Bill!'. Just as though I were some naughty boy.'

Audrey Hepburn#29

RelationshipsCompassionForgivenessGuiltRelationshipTemptation

About this quote

What does it mean?
A man describes a reckless attempt to forget Hepburn through promiscuity, noting her forgiving and maternal response to his confession.
In plain terms
He tried to move on by seeing many women, but she forgave him easily when he told her.
What can you take from it?
Forgiveness can disarm even serious transgressions.

Where it applies

  • confessing a mistake
  • seeking forgiveness
  • dealing with guilt

Putting it to work

  • respond with grace to confessions

Questions to consider

  • How do you react when someone confesses to you?
  • Is distraction a good way to heal?

Another view

The story relies on secondhand anecdotes and may be embellished.

More from Audrey Hepburn

  1. She was the love of my life.

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  2. She's as good as the other Hepburn.

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  3. The slimmest waist since the Civil War. You could get a dog collar around it.

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