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Marriage, like money, is still with us; and, like money, progressively devalued.

— Robert Graves ‧ "Real Women" Ladies

A worn brown coin purse spills old coins onto brown ground.
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The speaker draws a cynical comparison between marriage and money, suggesting both remain culturally essential yet steadily lose their original worth over time. It's a wry, resigned observation about how enduring institutions can persist even as their meaning and value quietly erode.

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