An hour later she stretched out a bare arm and tickled my ear and said: “Would you consider marrying me?”

“It wouldn’t last six months.”

“Well, for God’s sake,” she said, “suppose it didn’t. Wouldn’t it be worth it? What do you expect from life – full coverage against all possible risks?”

–The Long Goodbye, Raymond Chandler

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