My parents had this incredibly vital relationship with an audience, like muscle with blood. This was the main competition I had for my parents' attention: an audience.
Interpretation
Carrie Fisher reflects on how her parents prioritized their relationship with their audience over their relationship with her.
In this quote, Carrie Fisher expresses her feelings about her parents' dynamic relationship with their audience in comparison to their relationship with her. She uses the metaphor of 'muscle with blood' to illustrate the strength and vitality of that connection, highlighting how their performance and interaction with the audience became a significant competitor for her parents' attention, leaving her to grapple with feelings of neglect in her childhood.
In practice
This quote could be used in a discussion about parental relationships in the entertainment industry.
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.
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"I have seen those symptoms before," said Holmes, throwing his cigarette into the fire. "Oscillation upon the pavement always means an affaire de coeur."
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Unless you are addressing the issues people are concerned about and contributing positive direction, they'll never support you. The first thing the enemy tries to do is isolate revolutionaries from the masses of people, making us horrible and hideous monsters so that our people will hate us
Be united with other Christians. A wall with loose bricks is not good. The bricks must be cemented together.
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