It appears that ordinary men take wives because possession is not possible without marriage, and that ordinary women accept husbands because marriage is not possible without possession.
-Thomas Hardy
"Far from the Madding Crowd"
Quotations
Marriage
An undutiful daughter will prove an unmanageable wife.
-Benjamin Franklin
Marriage should be between a spouse and a spouse, not a gender and a gender.
-Hendrik Hertzberg
Do you know what it means to come home at night to a woman who'll give you a little love, a little affection, a little tenderness? It means you're in the wrong house, that's what it means.
-Henny Youngman
If there is such a thing as a good marriage, it is because it resembles friendship rather than love.
-Michel De Montaigne
An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets, the more interested he is in her.
-Agatha Christie
A good marriage is where both people feel like they're getting the better end of the deal.
-Anne Lamott "Joe Jones"
The man may be the head of the household. But the woman is the neck and she can turn the head whichever way she pleases.
-Nia Vardalos
The true love is unconditional.
Marriage is a conditional bond.
-Toba Beta
"My Ancestor Was an Ancient Astronaut"
In the true married relationship, the independence of husband and wife will be equal, their dependence mutual, and their obligations reciprocal.
-Lucretia Mott
