And when you're young you want to fit in. Hell, I still want to fit in with certain humans, but as you get older you get a little more discriminating.
Interpretation
As we age, our desire to fit in becomes selective and more refined.
This quote by Carrie Fisher reflects the universal human experience of wanting to belong and be accepted, especially during youth. However, with age comes wisdom and the ability to discern which relationships and communities are truly worthwhile, leading to a more intentional choice in whom we associate with and strive to fit in.
In practice
In a public speech about personal growth and self-acceptance.
I trust myself. I trust my instincts. I know what I'm gonna do, what I can do, what I can't do. I've been through a lot, and I could go through more, but I hope I don't have to. But if I did, I'd be able to do it. I'm not going to enjoy dying, but there's not much prep for that.
Over time, I've paid attention, taken notes and forgotten easily half of everything I've gone through.
I went to a doctor and told him I felt normal on acid, that I was a light bulb in a world of moths. That is what the manic state is like.
There's a line I have that our family was designed more for public than for private. But there are definitely some things that are only mine. I am someone who dreams at night, and you don't know what I'm dreaming.
You know how most illnesses have symptoms you can recognize? Like fever, upset stomach, chills, whatever. Well, with manic depression, it's sexual promiscuity, excessive spending, and substance abuse - and that just sounds like a fantastic weekend in Vegas to me!
I am truly a product of Hollywood in-breeding. When two celebrities mate, someone like me is the result.
I find myself thinking more about the past as I get older... maybe because there's just more of it to think about. At the same time, I'm less haunted by it than I was as a younger person. I guess that's probably the ideal: to reach a point where you have access to all of your memories, but you don't feel victimized by them.
Do not get so concerned with making a living that you forget to make a life.
We just have to recognize life for what it is: a gift to be grateful for, not a property to cling to, hoard, or defend.
Life is not just something to be endured. It is to be lived in joy, in a fullness without limit (p.82)
Music saved me; I mean, my upbringing was like a hurricane, and music was the tree I held onto.
It's been phenomenal, but everybody keeps congratulating me on my resurgence and my big comeback. I haven't been away, guys. I've been working steadily for the last 63 years.
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