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.
How little it takes to make life unbearable: a pebble in the shoe, a cockroach in the spaghetti, a woman's laugh.
You've got to have something to eat and a little love in your life before you can hold still for any damn body's sermon on how to behave.
A life that is burdened with expectations is a heavy life. Its fruit is sorrow and disappointment.
All my life I used to wonder what I would become when I grew up. Then, about seven years ago, I realized that I was never going to grow up--that growing is an ever ongoing process.
I basically have my life today as a result of what I did as a child. What did I miss out on? Yeah, I missed not hanging out at shopping malls, I guess, but that is not a big deal because you don't get a medal for that.
Everyone who is taken by death asks for more time, while everyone who still has time makes excuses for procrastination.
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