A good marriage, like any partnership, meant subordinating one's own needs to that of the other's, in the expectation that the other will do the same.
-Nicholas Sparks
"True Believer"
Quotations
Marriage
Marriage isn't about Winning - It's about Lasting
-Mark Gorman
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.
-Jane Austen
"Pride and Prejudice"
In the true married relationship, the independence of husband and wife will be equal, their dependence mutual, and their obligations reciprocal.
-Lucretia Mott
Oh, Lizzy! Do anything rather than marry without affection.
-Jane Austen
"Pride and Prejudice"
If you both care for each other more than you care for yourself, your marriage will endure all.
-Lisa Tawn Bergren
When a woman thinks her husband is a fool, her marriage is over. They may part in one year or ten; they may live together until death. But if she thinks he is a fool, she will not love him again.
-Philippa Gregory
"The Other Queen"
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
Remember that children, marriages and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get.
-H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
A woman is not property and husbands who think otherwise are living in a dreamworld.
-Robert A. Heinlein
