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“In every marriage there are the elements of success, and in every one the makings of a perfectly justifiable divorce.”
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“It is a fault to wish to be understood before we have made ourselves clear to ourselves.”
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“... in the event of a crash, you should put your chest to your knees and scrunch your whole body into a ball. Now if you're in coach, aren't you already sitting that way?”
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“... there are no happy endings ... there are only happy people.”
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“Thinking ... is a soundless dialogue, it is the weaving of patterns, it is a search for meaning. The activity of thought contributes to and shapes all that is specifically human.”
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“Wine could become a place rather than a beverage ...”
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“Humor is an excellent method of keeping a tight rein on unproductive displays of emotion.”
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“Sexually active coat hangers are at their peak when they are in a small closet. We once lived in an apartment with a closet so small it couldn't support a rod ... just two nails. Within a week (the shortest gestation in the history of coat hangers) we had thirty-seven of those suckers.”