I think something very weird's going on now, 'cause the power that is permitted to youth is quite extraordinary. And they are sort of run by that kin…

- Edie Sedgwick

I can understand other people's situations in their own terms, but I still can't understand mine.

- Edie Sedgwick

You live alone, creating your life as you go.

- Edie Sedgwick

It's sort of like a mockery in a way of reality because they think everything is smiles and sweetness and flowers when there is something bitter to t…

- Edie Sedgwick

I think drugs are like strawberries and peaches..There’s no way to tell anyone who hasn’t been through it, there’s no way to explain it to anyone who…

- Edie Sedgwick

You have to put up with the risk of being misunderstood if you are going to try to communicate.

- Edie Sedgwick

I made a mask out of my face because I didn't realize I was quite beautiful. God blessed me so. I practically destroyed it. I had to wear heavy black…

- Edie Sedgwick

Have you ever analyzed things to the degree where you can’t really remember the difference between what’s real and what you’ve created in your head?

- Edie Sedgwick

If all I cared about was me, I could make a million. And that's what they will never understand.

- Edie Sedgwick