Every marriage tends to consist of an aristocrat and a peas… - John Updike

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Every marriage tends to consist of an aristocrat and a peasant. Of a teacher and a learner.

John Updike

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John Hoyer Updike (18 March 1932 – 27 January 2009) was an American novelist, poet, critic and short-story writer.

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