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In a bad marriage, friends are the invisible glue. If we have enough friends, we may go on for years, intending to leave, talking about leaving -instead of actually getting up and leaving.

Erica Jong

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Erica Jong
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: March 26
Author
Feminist
Novelist
Poet
Writer
New York City
New York
Erica Mann Jong
Actually
Leaving
May
Friendship
Enough
Marriage
Years
Instead
Leave
Getting
Intending
Friends
Glue
Talking
Invisible

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