Quotes from Barbara Leaming

Marilyn, for her part, focused on what was driving Arthur away. She spoke of the monster inside her. By that she seems to have meant the rage that was in sharp contrast to the shyness and sweetness she tended to project. In the beginning, Marilyn said, Arthur had perceived her as a victim, beautiful and innocent. She tried to be those things for him. When inevitably the monster disclosed itself, Miller was shocked and disappointed. He started to pull back.

Don't send me anything! You just come over and put your arm around me. That's all you do. When you haven't got anythin' else to do, let's take a walk. Let's walk around the backyard. And let me tell you how much you mean to all of us and how we can carry on if you give us a little strength.

Notably, it was not her fabled tenure as first lady, not the conquest of Paris or the myriad other triumphs of the White House years, not her demeanor at President Kennedy's funeral and what it had meant to so many Americans, that Jackie spoke of when she replied without hesitation: "I think it is that after going through a rather difficult time, I consider myself comparatively sane. I am proud of that.