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
When a girl marries, she exchanges the attention of many men for the inattention of one.
-Helen Rowland
If you get bored with the person you married for love, there's something wrong with you - not with that person.
-Shahrukh Khan
A long marriage is two people trying to dance a duet and two solos at the same time.
-Anne Taylor Fleming
When women hold off from marrying men, we call it independence. When men hold off from marrying women, we call it fear of commitment.
-Warren Farrell
Marriage isn't about Winning - It's about Lasting
-Mark Gorman
Find a woman who makes you feel more alive. She won't make life perfect but she'll make it infinitely more interesting. And then love her with all that's in you.
-Gayle G. Roper
"Shadows on the Sand: A Seaside Mystery"
If women were particular about men's characters, they would never get married at all.
-George Bernard Shaw
Some marriages are made in heaven, but they all have to be maintained on earth.
-Debbie Macomber
"Mrs. Miracle"
My wife and I were happy for twenty years. Then we met.
-Rodney Dangerfield
