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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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There is no substitute for the comfort supplied by the utterly taken-for granted relationship. – Iris Murdoch

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Marriage
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Iris Murdoch
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The priesthood is a marriage. People often start by falling in love, and they go on for years without realizing that love must change into some other love which is so unlike it that it can hardly be recognized as love at all. – Iris Murdoch

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Marriage
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Iris Murdoch
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The notion that one will not survive a particular catastrophe is, in general terms, a comfort since it is equivalent to abolishing the catastrophe. – Iris Murdoch

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Survival
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Women priests. Great, great. Now theres priests of both sexes I dont listen to. – Bill Hicks

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Dramatic art in her opinion is knowing how to fill a sweater. – Bette Davis, about Jayne Mansfield

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The supply of good women far exceeds that of the men who deserve them. – Robert Graves

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Sheer flattery got me into the theater. Flattery always works with me, particularly the flattery of women. – Carroll OConnor

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