First time Quote by Pete Dexter

“Not for the first time Spooner was reminded that marriage was not the straighforward assembly the instruction book led you to believe.” quote by Pete Dexter — Download Open image

““Not for the first time Spooner was reminded that marriage was not the straighforward assembly the instruction book led you to believe.””

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