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I've had three lovers in the past four years, and they all ran a distant second to a good book and a warm bath.
— Dorothy Boyd ‧ Jerry Maguire
Behind the line May contain spoilers.
Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker ranks three lovers below the pleasure of a good book and warm bath. Giving both a number and a time span makes the comparison pointed. The line finds humor in measuring romantic experience against ordinary solitary comforts and deciding the comforts come out ahead.
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