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I want to still be me when I wake up one fine morning and have breakfast at Tiffany’s.

Holly says this while reflecting, in a conversation with the narrator, on her decision to flee Hollywood. She believes that being an actor requires a total lack of ego, and she would like to keep her own ego when she becomes rich and famous someday. Holly has a strong sense of personal identity and fights fiercely to protect it. The quote establishes authenticity as one of the primary themes of the novella and demonstrates how Holly believes that entering the world of the glamorous upper class causes one to lose themselves. While Holly still dreams of entering that world and obtaining the security and luxury that being a part of it provides, she is determined to be herself when she does. 

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