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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Source
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Medium
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Era
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Citation

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Truth is the most valuable thing we have. Let us economize it.

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Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World

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Author

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Source
Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World
Genre
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Statement Type
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Language
English
Time
1897 1890s 19th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Twain, Mark. Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World. Hartford: American Publishing Company, 1897, ch. 7.

Current Citation

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