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I'll admit I may have seen better days...but I'm still not to be had for the price of a cocktail, like a salted peanut.
— Margo Channing ‧ All About Eve
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
Margo admits she's seen better days, then refuses to be cheap. A cocktail won't buy her, and she's certainly no salted peanut. The snack comparison makes her pride sting more, since peanuts are what you grab without thinking.
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