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In just the last few months Sharon was beginning to come into her own. She never cared about being beautiful. She never even really cared about acting. She just wanted to love and be loved. And have her baby. I know that if she'd lived and had the baby everything would have been different for her. Because that is what Sharon really wanted. She was just a little girl from Texas who was so incredibly beautiful that she got swept up in all of the Hollywood nonsense. But all she ever wanted was what every woman wants - a man to love and a baby of her own. I can't believe that the murderers knew her. To know Sharon, to really know her, was to love her. There is just no way that anyone who knew her could have hurt her so.

Sharon Tate#21

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About this quote

What does it mean?
Sharon wanted simple things like love and family but got swept up in Hollywood. The speaker emphasizes her innocence and how unthinkable her murder is.
In plain terms
Sharon just wanted love and a baby, not Hollywood fame.
What can you take from it?
True happiness often lies in simple desires, not fame.

Where it applies

  • reflecting on life
  • discussing fame
  • grief

Putting it to work

  • cherish simple goals
  • remember the person behind the icon

Questions to consider

  • What do you truly want in life?
  • How does fame change a person?

Another view

The quote idealizes her desires without acknowledging her agency in her career.

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