There is nothing more lovely in life than the union of two people whose love for one another has grown through the years from the small acorn of passion into a great rooted tree.
-Vita Sackville-West
Quotations
Marriage
In the true married relationship, the independence of husband and wife will be equal, their dependence mutual, and their obligations reciprocal.
-Lucretia Mott
By all means marry; if you get a good wife, you’ll become happy; if you get a bad one, you’ll become a philosopher.
-Socrates
Catholics don't believe in divorce. We do believe in murder. There's always Confession, after all.
-Diana Gabaldon
"An Echo in the Bone"
Marriage has no guarantees. If that's what you're looking for, go live with a car battery.
-Erma Bombeck
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.
-Jane Austen
"Pride and Prejudice"
Marriage was not the combination of two entities into one; it was instead the creation of a third entity whose sole purpose was to soothe and inspire the two individuals.
-Christian Cantrell
When a man steals your wife, there is no better revenge than to let him keep her.
-Sacha Guitry
In marriage, everyday you love and everyday you forgive. It is an ongoing sacrament, love and forgiveness.
-Bill Moyers
Never forget the nine most important words of any family:
I love you.
You are beautiful.
Please forgive me.
-H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
