“Always remember, Peggy, it's matrimonial suicide to be jealous when you have a really good reason.”

— Clare Boothe Luce , The Women

Edith, act III
The Women (1936)

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American writer, politician, ambassador, journalist and ant… 1903–1987

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“Always remember, Peggy, it's matrimonial suicide to be jealous when you have a really good reason.”

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