“Every time a friend succeeds, I die a little.”
Gore Vidal (1925–2012) American writer
Quoted in The Sunday Times Magazine, London (16 September 1973).
1970s
Variant: Whenever a friend succeeds, a little something in me dies.
“Every time I do a show, I die a little bit, but no shit is worth doing unless you're willing to die for it.”
— Madonna
From Madonna Confessions book by Guy Oseary http://www.powerhousebooks.com/madonna_confessions/
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