Tuesday, November 23, 2010

some kind of ideological convergence

Some couples don’t ask much of one another after they’ve worked out the fundamentals of jobs and children. Some live separate intellectual and cultural lives, and survive, but the most intense, most fulfilling marriages need, I think, to struggle toward some kind of ideological convergence. Norman Rush via Maude Newton

Photo: Susan Sontag by Annie Leibovitz

5 comments:

  1. oh...this one is gonna go to the fridge...my new mantra...gave me goosebumps...

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  2. the fridge of your new home with your love and the life you're building together.

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  3. I love that turn of phrase: ideological convergence. It sounds like a healthy idea.

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  4. I second Hila, and also love the "some kind" part too.

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