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"Why did you marry me into this family, mother?" said Lipa.
"One has to be married, daughter. It was not us who ordained it."

— Anton Chekhov

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets ""Why did you marry me into this family, mother?" said Lipa.
"One has to be married, daughter. It was not us who ordained it."" in the context of "Ch. 5, pp. 212" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Anton Chekhov

About Anton Chekhov

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (Анто́н Па́влович Че́хов) (29 January 1860 – 15 July 1904) (Old Style: 17 January 1860 – 2 July 1904) was a Russian short story writer and playwright.