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"The real drawback to marriage is that it makes one unselfish. And unselfish people are colorless.
They lack individuality.
Still, there are certain temperaments that marriage makes more complex.
They retain their egotism, and add to it many other egos.
They are forced to have more than one life.
They become more highly organized.
Besides, every experience is of value, and, whatever one may say against marriage, it is certainly an experience."

in "The Picture of Dorian Gray", capítulo IV, Oscar Wilde