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Quote by Clifford Odets

“There are two kinds of marriages, Benny — where the husband quotes the wife, or where the wife quotes the husband.”

Quote by Clifford Odets

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Clifford Odets
Clifford Odets

Clifford Odets was an American playwright known for his social realism works. His plays often focused on the lives and struggles of the working class and ordinary people, reflecting the realities of American society in the 1930s and 1940s. more

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