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The Marriage of Opposites
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"The Marriage of Opposites" Quotes

"The Marriage of Opposites" by Alice Hoffman is a historical novel that tells the story of the unconventional love affair between Rachel, the mother of Impressionist painter Camille Pissarro, and her husband's nephew.

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We are all of us guinea pigs in the laboratory of God. Humanity is just a work in progress.

Alice Hoffman

humanityprogress

You can't always get what you want. That's just life.

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lifeacceptance

I am a woman of many moods, and they all require chocolate.

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The truth was that he was an artist, and if he had to paint a lie to save his own life, he would do it.

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arttruth

There are some things we are not meant to understand, and we may never be ready to accept the truth.

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acceptanceunderstanding

There's a difference between what we want and what we think we need.

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Love is a tempest, a fiery whirlwind, and yet it is also the quiet calm at the center of the storm.

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Sometimes the greatest act of courage is to stay alive, even when it would be easier to give up.

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courageresilience

We are bound to one another, for better or for worse. We cannot escape the ties that bind us.

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Life is a series of choices, and we must live with the consequences of our decisions.

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