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W. H. Auden Quotes
Like everything which is not the involuntary result of fleeting emotion but the creation of time and will, any marriage, happy or unhappy, is infinitely more interesting than any romance, however passionate.
W. H. Auden

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Poet Quotes
Category:
English Poet Quotes
Date of Birth:
February 21, 1907
Date of Death:
September 29, 1973
Nationality:
English
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