An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets, the more interested he is in her.
-Agatha Christie
Quotations
Marriage
There's no more usual basis of union than mutual misunderstanding.
-Henry James
"The Portrait of a Lady"
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
A great marriage is not when the 'perfect couple' comes together. It is when an imperfect couple learns to enjoy their differences.
-Dave Meurer
When a girl marries, she exchanges the attention of many men for the inattention of one.
-Helen Rowland
Catholics don't believe in divorce. We do believe in murder. There's always Confession, after all.
-Diana Gabaldon
"An Echo in the Bone"
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
Marriage is a fine institution, but I'm not ready for an institution.
-Mae West
"The 2,548 Best Things Anybody Ever Said"
One should always be in love. That is the reason one should never marry.
-Oscar Wilde
Two people can only live as one when each is prepared to give and receive trust and understanding. Above that lies respect. Without respect for how the other feels, no marriage is worthwhile.
-Helen Hollick
"The Kingmaking"
