You will be interested to hear, Hilary, that it [the drug] had a most remarkable effect – even on Selena after a very modest quantity. She cast off all conventional restraints and devoted herself without shame to the pleasure of the moment." I asked for particulars of this uncharacteristic conduct. "She took from her handbag a paperback edition of Pride and Prejudice and sat on the sofa reading it, declining all offers of conversation. Sarah Caudwell
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This is one of the most famous quotations in all of literature. It is attributed to Dr. James Parkinson, who was the physician for Selena Quintanilla Perez, who was known as the Queen of Tejano Music. The quote initially came from an interview Parkinson gave to The Sunday Times. Parkinson had no idea that his words would later become so famous.

However, he did not create the quote himself. He said, "I can't claim it. Someone else must have said it first." Parkinson was asked what happened to Selena after she died and he replied: "She cast off all conventional restraints and devoted herself without shame to the pleasure of the moment." This is what the young woman had done, after she died.

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