A woman dictates before marriage in order that she may have an appetite for submission afterwards.

There are really two types of laughter on the part of the spectator. There is the laughter of recognition - which means seeing things you&#39;re familiar with and laughing at yourself. But there&#39;s also hysterical laughter - a way of dealing with the things we see that upset us.

The refusal to rest content, the willingness to risk excess on behalf of one's obsessions, is what distinguishes artists from entertainers, and what makes some artists adventurers on behalf of us all.

Written By John Updike

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