Extended excerpt [From ‘ABC book’ of Dietrich’s definition-style life observations. Colon in feature quote is edit from Repeat Right – There is no punctuation after the capitalized word “Baby” in the cited text.]:

“BABY

The all-important. The wonder. The never-disappointing. The reason for enduring anything and everything. Living confidence. The epitome of trust. A fragile, helpless Hercules.” (p. 27)

Source: Editor’s copy – Marlene Dietrich’s ABC (1962) Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) No. 460100864

“Once a woman has forgiven her man, she must not reheat his sins for breakfast.”

~Marlene Dietrich, German-American actress

Marlene Dietrich’s ABC (1962) Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co., p. 67

Extended excerpt [From ‘ABC book’ of Dietrich’s definition-style life observations]:

“FORGIVENESS

Once a woman has forgiven her man, she must not reheat his sins for breakfast.”

Source: Editor’s copy – Marlene Dietrich’s ABC (1962) Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) No. 460100864

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Misquote note: Dietrich’s “definition” is often paraphrased in a more conversational style, with the word ‘quotations’ appearing in the sentence:

Original: “Quotations: I love them because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognized wiser than oneself.”

Misquote: “I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognized wiser than oneself.”

Extended excerpt [None. Quoted line is the full “definition” as it appears in Dietrich’s ABC book of definition-style life observations.]:

“Quotations: I love them because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognized wiser than oneself.”

Source: Editor’s copy – Marlene Dietrich’s ABC (1962) Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) No. 460100864

Extended excerpt [None. Quoted line is the full “definition” as it appears in Dietrich’s ABC book of definition-style life observations. The colon is a Repeat Right edit – there is no punctuation after the capitalized word “SADNESS” in the cited text.]:

“SADNESS

Bitter in childhood, sweet in adolescence, tragic in old age.”

Source: Editor’s copy – Marlene Dietrich’s ABC (1962) Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) No. 460100864

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Extended excerpt: [None. Quoted line is the full “definition” as it appears in Dietrich’s ABC book of definition-style life observations. The colon is a Repeat Right edit – there is no punctuation after the capitalized word “SEX” in the cited text.]

“SEX

In American an obsession. In other parts of the world a fact.”

Source: Editor’s copy – Marlene Dietrich’s ABC (1962) Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) No. 460100864

Extended excerpt [From ‘ABC book’ of Dietrich’s definition-style life observations]:

“EARNING

There is a gigantic difference between earning a great deal of money and being rich.”

Source: Editor’s copy – Marlene Dietrich’s ABC (1962) Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) No. 460100864

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Extended excerpt [From ‘ABC book’ of Dietrich’s definition-style life observations]:

“BOOKS

You do not love a book necessarily because it teaches you something. You love it because you find affirmation of your thoughts or sanctions of your deeds.“

Source: Editor’s copy – Marlene Dietrich’s ABC (1962) Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) No. 460100864

Extended excerpt [From ‘ABC book’ of Dietrich’s definition-style life observations]:

“IDEALS

We need ideals, not competition, to be a well-functioning nation.”

Source: Editor’s copy – Marlene Dietrich’s ABC (1962) Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) No. 460100864