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The first breath of adultery is the freest after it, constraints a

The first breath of adultery is the freest after it, constraints aping marriage develop. – John Updike

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Writers may be disreputable, incorrigible, early to decay or late to bloom but they dare to go it alone. – John Updike

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Golf appeals to the idiot in us and the child.& Just how childlike golf players become is proven by their frequent inability to count past five. – John Updike

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Of plants tomatoes seemed the most human, eager and fragile and prone to rot. – John Updike

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My parents had a great marriage. Interestingly, it made it harder for me in relationships because I knew what a good relationship looked like. – Candace Bushnell

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I worked with John, but I had enough sense to walk just a little ways behind him. I could have made more records, but I wanted to have a marriage. – June Carter Cash

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Marriage is really tough because you have to deal with feelings… and lawyers. – Richard Pryor

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I think that, as with marriage, you just know when its time to have kids. – Ashley Judd

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Only a biker knows why a dog sticks his head out of a car window. – Author Unknown

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Up until now, the biggest question in society about video games has been what to do about violent games. But its almost like society in general considers video games to be something of a nuisance, that they want to toss into the garbage can. – Shigeru Miyamoto

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