Quote by John Updike
That a marriage ends is less than ideal but all things end under h

That a marriage ends is less than ideal but all things end under heaven, and if temporality is held to be invalidating, then nothing real succeeds. – John Updike

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It rots a writers brain, it cretinises you. You say the same thing again and again, and when you do that happily youre well on the way to being a cretin. Or a politician. – John Updike

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What art offers is space — a certain breathing room for the spirit. – John Updike

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Truth should not be forced it should simply manifest itself, like a woman who has in her privacy reflected and coolly decided to bestow herself upon a certain man. – John Updike

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One thing you learn in a long marriage is how many sneezes to wait before saying, “Bless you.” – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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All marriages are happy. Its the living together afterward that causes all the trouble. – Raymond Hull

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I always felt that a marriage works best at a farm… where youre together and everybody has clear-cut roles they have chores, you take care of this and you know. But its hard. – Ethan Hawke

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If your neighbor has a completely different view on abortion, gay marriage, stem cell research, all of those things, you still are both Americans. Neither one of you is necessarily more patriotic than the other. Neither loves their country any more than the other one does. – Phil McGraw

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That a man be willing, when others are so too, as far forth as for peace and defense of himself he shall think it necessary, to lay down this right to all things and be contented with so much liberty against other men, as he would allow other men against himself. – Thomas Hobbes

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Unless India stands up to the world, no one will respect us. In this world, fear has no place. Only strength respects strength. – Abdul Kalam

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I dont believe the most successful people are the ones who got the best grades, got into the best schools, or made the most money. – Ben Stein

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