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> [I don't know why togetherness was ever held up as an ideal of marriage. Away from home for both, then together, that's much better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carolyn-heilbrun/i-don-t-know-why-togetherness-was-ever-held-up-as-an-ideal-of/)

[Carolyn Heilbrun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carolyn-heilbrun/)

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> [People always say to me, 'Well, how can a marriage last when you're away as much as you are?' And I always say, 'Well, absence makes the heart grow fonder.' That time apart from each other has actually strengthened our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-portnoy/people-always-say-to-me-well-how-can-a-marriage-last-when-you-re-away/)

[Mike Portnoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-portnoy/)

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