The proper basis for marriage is mutual misunderstanding.
-Oscar Wilde
Quotations
Marriage
An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets, the more interested he is in her.
-Agatha Christie
To complain that I could only be married once was like complaining that I had only been born once.
-G. K. Chesterton
If you both care for each other more than you care for yourself, your marriage will endure all.
-Lisa Tawn Bergren
Oh, Lizzy! Do anything rather than marry without affection.
-Jane Austen
"Pride and Prejudice"
Never forget the nine most important words of any family:
I love you.
You are beautiful.
Please forgive me.
-H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Let men tremble to win the hand of woman, unless they win along with it the utmost passion of her heart!
-Nathaniel Hawthorne
"The Scarlet Letter"
You'll be happy if you'll remember that men don't change much. Women do. Women adapt themselves, and if you think that means they lose their individuality, you're wrong. Show me a happy marriage and I'll show you a clever woman.
-Elizabeth Cadell
Well, in the first place girls never marry the men they flirt with. Girls don't think it right.
-Oscar Wilde
"The Importance of Being Earnest"
I love being married. It's so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life.
-Rita Rudner
