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Marilyn Yalom, born in 1932, is an accomplished author known for her works on women, literature, and psychology. Her most famous work is about female friendship, and her books have received widespread acclaim for their deep psychological insights and delicate portrayals of women's experiences.

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Book:Birth of the Chess Queen: A History – From Medieval Europe to Isabel of Castile, an Investigation of Female Sovereigns and Power

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“There is a belief that love has its own justification, that it should be experienced as passionately as possible. The French have a wonderful expression, amour passion, which is the ultimate.”

Should Passion Belief Wonderful Expression Ultimate Justification Amour

Author:Marilyn Yalom

“For a French person, lack of desire in someone is really seen as a defect.”

Persons Desire Defects

Author:Marilyn Yalom

“We live in a society where we don't want to commit to another person for life. We do at the moment that we marry, but less and less people marry. We marry later, we marry less. On some level of the unconscious, we know there is less of a chance that a marriage will be life-long.”

People Knows Want Persons Long Moments Chance Levels Commit Unconscious Long Life

Author:Marilyn Yalom

“I think people are more likely to think it's better to find something new. That mentality has affected all of our thinking.”

People Thinking Something New Affected Mentality

Author:Marilyn Yalom

“How many times have I heard in France of women who have been married for many years and the husband has had mistresses and you ask, "Why does she put up with it?" Because she loves him! Love is justification for so many things Americans would never put up with.”

Years Doe Has Beens Asks Love Is Heard Husband Married France Justification Mistress

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“In France, you have 900 years of romantic love going back to the troubadours and minstrels that wrote stories of Lancelot and Guinevere. You have gallantry at the highest level.”

Years Stories Levels Highest France Romantic Love Gallantry Minstrels Lancelot Guinevere Troubadours

Author:Marilyn Yalom

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