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Being married Quote by Ruby Dee

“It takes a long time to really be married. One…” quote by Ruby Dee — Download Open image

“It takes a long time to really be married. One marries many times at many levels within that marriage. If you have more marriages than you have divorces within the marriage, you’re lucky and you stick it out.”

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