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Jean Kerr

A lawyer is never entirely comfortable with a friendly divorce, anymore than a good mortician wants to finish his job and then have the patient sit up on the table.

Jean Kerr

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The quote means that a lawyer, like a mortician, expects their work to involve conflict or finality, so a peaceful divorce feels unusual or unsettling. It highlights how professionals become accustomed to certain outcomes and may feel uneasy when those outcomes are unexpectedly smooth or incomplete.

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