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Every man needs two women: a quiet home-maker, and a thrilling nym

Every man needs two women: a quiet home-maker, and a thrilling nymph. – Iris Murdoch

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In almost every marriage there is a selfish and an unselfish partner. A pattern is set up and soon becomes inflexible, of one person always making the demands and one person always giving way. – Iris Murdoch

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Marriage
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We shall be better prepared for the future if we see how terrible, how doomed the present is. – Iris Murdoch

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Future
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Falling out of love is chiefly a matter of forgetting how charming someone is. – Iris Murdoch

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