Couples is a 1968 novel by American author John Updike.
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Famous quotes containing the word couples:
“Attainment and science, retainment and artthe two couples keep to themselves, but when they do meet, nothing else in the world matters.”
—Vladimir Nabokov (18991977)
“In the best of all possible worlds, childbirth enriches a marriage. In the worst, it harms it. No matter how good their marriage is, most couples find that having a baby challenges their relationship.”
—Jean Marzollo (20th century)
“Could that old god rise up again
Wed drink a can or two,
And out and lay our leadership
On country and on town,
Throw likely couples into bed
And knock the others down.”
—William Butler Yeats (18651939)