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It is not we as individuals, then, who must bend uncomfortably around the institution of marriage; rather, it is the institution of marriage that has to bend uncomfortably around us.

Elizabeth Gilbert
Individual, Institutions
Elizabeth Gilbert (2010). “Committed: A Sceptic Makes Peace With Marriage”, p.135, A&C Black
It is not we as individuals, then, who must bend uncomfortably around the institution of marriage; rather, it is the institution of marriage that has to bend uncomfortably around us.