At its best monogamy may be the wish to find someone to die with; at its worst it is a cure for the terrors of aliveness. They are easily confused.

Adam Phillips

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Topic

Marriage

Author

Adam Phillips

Source

Monogamy

Language

English

Time

1996 1990s 20th century

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Phillips, Adam. Monogamy. Faber & Faber/Pantheon Books, 1996.

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He who finds a wife finds a good thing, And obtains favor from the Lord.

Proverbs 18:22

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Marriage
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Proverbs The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Hebrew
Time
686 BC 680s BC 7th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Citation

The Holy Bible, New King James Version. Thomas Nelson, 1982. (Proverbs 18:22).