I went to the big Picasso ...

I went to the big Picasso retrospective at the Tate in the sixties, and I think I went to an Andy Warhol retrospective at the Tate in the sixties, too. My mother was very good at taking me to things like that. We lived in Reading, but we went on these cultural trips to London.
 Marianne Faithfull

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When I found out my mother wanted me to marry a rich man, I instantly didn't want any rich man.
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I'm glad to say my father never felt ashamed of me, but my mother probably did.
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If I let myself sink into depression, I won't be able to get out. And then I'll be awfully unhappy. I just have to turn my face to the light and walk on. And trust that things will be all right.
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I've learnt to accept what has happened to my voice, I suppose, but I do wish it didn't sound quite so rough.
 Marianne Faithfull
I shoot my big mouth off; it just pops up! I have to learn to edit myself.
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