If society is the prison, families are the cells, with no t… - John Updike

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If society is the prison, families are the cells, with no time off for good behavior. Good behavior in fact tends to lengthen the sentence.

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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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If society is the prison, families are the cells, with no time off for good behavior. Good behavior in fact tends to lengthen the sentence. - John Updike

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