# Quote — John Updike, Couples

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

- Author: [John Updike](https://www.leafyquotes.com/john-updike.md)
- Book: [Couples](https://www.leafyquotes.com/john-updike/couples.md)
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- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/john-updike/couples/every-marriage-tends

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> The first breath of adultery is the freest; after it, constraints aping marriage develop.

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> By the time a partnership dissolves, it has dissolved.

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> Sex is like money; only too much is enough.

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