Quote by Iris Murdoch
There is no substitute for the comfort supplied by the utterly tak

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

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Happiness is a matter of one’s most ordinary and everyday mode of consciousness being busy and lively and unconcerned with self. – Iris Murdoch

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After about 20 years of marriage, Im finally starting to scratch the surface of what women want. And I think the answer lies somewhere between conversation and chocolate. – Mel Gibson

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More marriages might survive if the partners realized that sometimes the better comes after the worse. – Doug Larson

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Instead of getting married again, Im going to find a woman I dont like and give her a house. – Lewis Grizzard

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