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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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In almost every marriage there is a selfish and an unselfish partner. A pattern is set up and soon becomes inflexible, of one person always making the demands and one person always giving way. – Iris Murdoch

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Marriage
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Iris Murdoch
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We shall be better prepared for the future if we see how terrible, how doomed the present is. – Iris Murdoch

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Future
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Marrying is easy, its housework thats hard. – Proverb

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There is nothing nobler or more admirable than when two people who see eye to eye keep house as man and wife, confounding their enemies and delighting their friends. – Homer

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Often the difference between a successful marriage and a mediocre one consists of leaving about three or four things a day unsaid. – Harlan Miller

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The most important thing for a good marriage is to learn how to argue peaceably. – Anita Ekberg

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