Louis C. K. Quotes

When you're a father in a marriage, you sort of become the mother's assistant. And you sort of get a list from her every day and you run down the list and it feels very much like a chore.

Louis C. K.

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• When you're a father in a marriage, you sort of become the mother's assistant. And you sort of get a list from her every day and you run down the list and it feels very much like a chore.

  

  Louis C. K.
  • Mother
  • Father
  • Marriage