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Agatha Christie

An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets the more interested he is in her.

Age

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This quote humorously suggests that an archaeologist appreciates age because they study old things, so they become more fascinated with a woman as she grows older. It plays on the idea that aging, which might be seen as negative elsewhere, is valued and admired by someone who finds beauty in the past.

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