Quotes from book
Couples

Couples

Couples is a 1968 novel by American author John Updike.


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“Sex is like money; only too much is enough.”

John Updike book Couples

Source: Couples (1968), Ch. 5

John Updike photo
John Updike photo
John Updike photo

“By the time a partnership dissolves, it has dissolved.”

John Updike book Couples

Source: Couples (1968), Ch. 5

John Updike photo
John Updike photo

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