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"
Quotations
Marriage
It is most unwise for people in love to marry.
-George Bernard Shaw
Marriage has no guarantees. If that's what you're looking for, go live with a car battery.
-Erma Bombeck
There is a French saying; Love is the dawn of marriage and marriage is the sunset of love.
-De Finod
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"
Oh, Lizzy! Do anything rather than marry without affection.
-Jane Austen
"Pride and Prejudice"
Love: A temporary insanity curable by marriage.
-Ambrose Bierce
