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My father and mother were second cousins, though they did not meet

My father and mother were second cousins, though they did not meet till shortly before their marriage. – Patrick White

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Probably induced by the asthma, I started reading and writing early on, my literary efforts from the age of about nine running chiefly to poetry and plays. – Patrick White

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Poetry
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There is, hidden or flaunted, a sword between the sexes till an entire marriage reconciles them. – C. S. Lewis

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Marriage

I still believe in marriage. – Frank Bruno

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Marriage

There are four stages in a marriage. First theres the affair, then the marriage, then children and finally the fourth stage, without which you cannot know a woman, the divorce. – Norman Mailer

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Marriage

I had a very wise person tell me that he thinks marriage, when youre younger, you keep thinking you can fix things. Thats what people do. And you cant really fix anything. It shouldnt be a massive difficult thing every day. Lifes difficult enough. – Albert Brooks

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To speak ill of others is a dishonest way of praising ourselves. – Will Durant

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