Marriage by George Bernard Shaw

Marriage is popular because it combines the maximim of temptation with the maximum of opportunity.

• George Bernard Shaw

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Paradise Lost Book 5: An Epitome
by Anthony Hecht
Higgledy piggeldy Archangel Rafael, Speaking of Satan's re- Bellion from God: "Chap was decidedly Turgiversational, Given to lewdness and Rodomontade."

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