Bigamy is having one husband too many. Monogamy is the same.

Erica Jong

Fear of Flying

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Topic

Marriage

Author

Erica Jong

Source

Fear of Flying

Medium

Novel

Statement Type

Joke

Language

English

Time

1973 1970s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Anonymous woman quoted in Fear of Flying, written by Erica Jong. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1973.

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Statement Type
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1971 1970s 20th century
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Medium
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Time
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Statement Type
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Time
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