“If one of the problems of marriage is that safety can lead to complacency, then one of the advantages of being single is that one is never safe enough to grow complacent, and constantly having to prove oneself often leads to growth.”

—  Merle Shain

Some Men are More Perfect Than Others (1973)

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Canadian writer 1935–1989

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