Marriage Quotes - Page 75

I am Roman, alas, because Horace is Roman.

Marriage is a lot of things-an alliance, a sacrament, a comedy, or a mistake; but it is definitely not a partnership because that implies equal gain. And every right-thinking woman knows the profit in matrimony is by all odds hers.

Say what you will, making marriage work is a woman's business. The institution was invented to do her homage; it was contrived for her protection. Unless she accepts it as such --as a beautiful, bountiful, but quite unequal association --the going will be hard indeed.

Marriage is simply an economic necessity, and so there are no elaborate courtship displays or marriage celebrations among the Eskimo.

I suppose I shall marry eventually One does that, one drifts into stability

... it is a fact universally acknowledged that a husband is the most ridiculous thing on earth, except for a bachelor.

Part of the impetus for my writing is the pain I've seen my friends experience both in their marriage and in their dreams.

I deal with unhappy marriages a lot. I've never been married, I'm single

A woman who loves her husband is merely paying her bills. A woman who loves her lover gives alms to the poor.

Our marriage works because we each carry clubs of equal weight and size.

On her marriage breakup with Liam: I can honestly say that life is fantastic now. I'm so happy that all the mess I used to have to deal with is not my mess anymore.

Mendanbar took a deep breath. You could stay here. At the castle, I mean. With me. This wasn't coming out at all the way he had wanted it to, but it was too late to stop now. He hurried on, As Queen of the Enchanted Forest, if you think you would like that. I would.

Neither of us entered marriage thinking it wouldn't be a strain. Life has strains in it, and he's the person I want to strain with.

When you get married you forget about kissing other women.

After I was married a year I remembered things like radio stations and forgot my husband.

There is that kind of happiness. There is the love and marriage and family kind of happiness, which is exceedingly boring to describe but nonetheless is important to have and dreadful not to have.

If you would marry suitably, marry your equal.

Marriage is hardly a thing one can do now and then, except in America.

Women have become so highly educated... that nothing should surprise us nowadays, except happy marriages.

My parents' long and happy marriage was a great ideal to live up to, but a tough one.

The mark of a good marriage is partnership and continuing to feel inspired by your spouse.

You, that are going to be married, think things can never be done too fast: but we that are old, and know what we are about, must elope methodically, madam.

If you are really Master of your Fate, it shouldn't make any difference to you whether Cleopatra or the Bearded Lady is your mate.

Marriage is a land mine. A really intimate land mine. Adultery to kitchen fires. Never a dull [moment].

Were a man to consult only his reason, who would marry? For myself, I wouldn't marry, for fear of having a son who resembled me.