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
Quotations
Marriage
What we do for each other before marriage is no indication of what we will do after marriage.
-Gary D. Chapman
"The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate"
There's no more usual basis of union than mutual misunderstanding.
-Henry James
"The Portrait of a Lady"
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"
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"
A good marriage is where both people feel like they're getting the better end of the deal.
-Anne Lamott "Joe Jones"
No marriage stays in the same pattern forever. It is both the best feature of marriage and the worst that it inevitably changes.
-Lisa Kleypas
"Love in the Afternoon"
My wife and I were happy for twenty years. Then we met.
-Rodney Dangerfield
An undutiful daughter will prove an unmanageable wife.
-Benjamin Franklin
I first learned the concepts of non-violence in my marriage.
-Mahatma Gandhi
