“If you can't handle me at my worst, you don't deserve me at my best.”

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misattributed

The line is heavily circulated under Marilyn Monroe's name, but the cited review identifies no evidence that she said it. RiseHush treats the author as unestablished rather than inventing a replacement.

Earliest traceable appearance in this record: No secure Monroe source established in the cited evidence; the exact internet-era circulation is later than Monroe's lifetime.