A long marriage is two people trying to dance a duet and two solos at the same time.
-Anne Taylor Fleming
Quotations
Marriage
There is more of good nature than of good sense at the bottom of most marriages.
-Henry David Thoreau
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
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"
Marriage is a fine institution, but I'm not ready for an institution.
-Mae West
"The 2,548 Best Things Anybody Ever Said"
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
Marriage must fight constantly against a monster which devours everything: Routine.
-Honoré De Balzac
Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, and half shut afterwards.
-Benjamin Franklin
An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets, the more interested he is in her.
-Agatha Christie
Remember that children, marriages and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get.
-H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
