“I was thinking about when I would be dead," Natalie said."Dead?" he said, surprised. "Are we going to die, you and I?""I only worry about how," Natalie said soberly; unlike most of the things she found herself saying to Arthur Langdon, this was true. "I keep thinking of course it's got to happen, and even to me, but then I always think that somehow and someday this interesting person of mine will..." She searched for a word. "Subside," she said finally. "I mean, I will be very suddenly aware of an ending, and that there is not going to be any more for me, and that I am not going to be with myself any longer. And all of that's all right," she said, going on quickly as he opened his mouth to speak. "I'm only afraid of being caught unaware, of that terrible fast panic that comes when you're very very frightened, and of being afraid when it happens.””
Quotes by Arthur Shirley
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Arthur Shirley
Arthur Shirley was an Australian actor, writer, producer, and director who made significant contributions to both theatre and film during the early 20th century. He gained recognition in Hollywood bet...