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As you get older, the pickings get slimmer, but the people don't.

I always wrote. I wrote from when I was 12. That was therapeutic for me in those days. I wrote things to get them out of feeling them, and onto paper. So writing in a way saved me, kept me company. I did the traditional thing with falling in love with words, reading books and underlining lines I liked and words I didn't know.

From Carrie Fisher

One of the great things to pretend is that you're not only alright, you're in great shape. Now to have that come true - I've actually gone on stage depressed and that's worked its magic on me, 'cause if I can convince you that I'm alright, then maybe I can convince me.

From Carrie Fisher

I don't want to be thought of as a survivor because you have to continue getting involved in difficult situations to show off that particular gift, and I'm not interested in doing that anymore.

From Carrie Fisher

Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die.

From Carrie Fisher

I don't think Christmas is necessarily about things. It's about being good to one another, it's about the Christian ethic, it's about kindness.

From Carrie Fisher

I am a spy in the house of me. I report back from the front lines of the battle that is me. I am somewhat nonplused by the event that is my life.

From Carrie Fisher

Mistakes are a drag, because you get in the area of regret and self-pity.

From Carrie Fisher

I'm in a business where the only thing that matters is weight and appearance. That is so messed up. They might as well say 'Get younger,' because that's how easy it is.

From Carrie Fisher

I don't like looking at myself. I have such bad body dysmorphia.

From Carrie Fisher

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