My parents have been married forty-two years. I wonder how many of those were happy.

Michael Palin
My parents have been married forty-two years. I wonder how...
My parents have been married forty-two years. I wonder how...
My parents have been married forty-two years. I wonder how...
My parents have been married forty-two years. I wonder how...
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My parents have been married forty-two years. I wonder how many of those were happy. The writer of this quote is perhaps referring to the fact that most marriages are not easy, even though most people strive to make their marriage work. This quote is interesting because it suggests that the writer has thought about the subject of her lack of happiness with her parents’ marriage for a long time, and yet she still feels the same way now as she did when she was younger.

Source: Diaries 19691979: The Python Years

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