R. K. Milholland Quotes

That's the thing about marriage. It's a shell game we play with ourselves. We're the suckers and we have to lose, but we play anyway because we lie to ourselves that we can win.

R. K. Milholland

• Game
• Marriage
• Winning
• Lying

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• That's the thing about marriage. It's a shell game we play with ourselves. We're the suckers and we have to lose, but we play anyway because we lie to ourselves that we can win.

  

  R. K. Milholland
  • Game
  • Marriage
  • Winning