There's no more usual basis of union than mutual misunderstanding.
-Henry James
"The Portrait of a Lady"
Quotations
Marriage
Success in marriage does not come merely through finding the right mate but through being the right mate.
-Barnett R. Brickner
A good marriage is where both people feel like they're getting the better end of the deal.
-Anne Lamott "Joe Jones"
The proper basis for marriage is mutual misunderstanding.
-Oscar Wilde
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"
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
When a man steals your wife, there is no better revenge than to let him keep her.
-Sacha Guitry
How can two people love each other, create children together, cohabitation, build a life together, and then end up hating each other in the end.
-Zane
There is more of good nature than of good sense at the bottom of most marriages.
-Henry David Thoreau
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
