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Marriage Quotes in The World According to Garp

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Quote #10

He came home [...] and found a very lonely transsexual living in his New York studio-apartment. She had made the place look as if a real artist already lived there. (19.273)

So Duncan ends up getting married for the same reason as his father. Just as Helen makes Garp feel like a real writer, Duncan's wife makes him feel like a real artist. Love, sweet love.