Erica JongSometimes it was worth all the disadvantages of marriage just to have that: one friend in an indifferent world.
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Sometimes it was worth all the disadvantages of marriage just to have that: one friend in an indifferent world. By saying this, she found a way to express her true feelings about marriage. Marriage is not for everyone, but if you are the kind of person who does not thrive when surrounded by people who are indifferent to your feelings, then it is worth all the disadvantages of marriage just to have that: one friend in an indifferent world.
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