The aesthete aims at harmony rather than beauty. If his hair does not match the mauve sunset against which he is standing,… — Gilbert K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
I went home and took my wife and went to my Cosen Tho. Pepys's and found them just sat down to dinner,… — Samuel Pepys Copy Share Image
I lived below the poverty line when I was young and starting out as a writer. But my wife and I kept… — Joe R. Lansdale Copy Share Image
Religions are, by definition, metaphors, after all: God is a dream, a hope, a woman, an ironist, a father, a city, a… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
“In our line of work, it is easy to fall into the trap of depending on my husband’s faith. His vision, his… — Lori Wilhite Copy Share Image
“I know,” I say, slapping the ash off my palm. The words rush from my mouth before she says them. It’s easier… — Shaun David Hutchinson Copy Share Image
“Anna Quangel wishes she could stroke her husband's hand, but she doesn't dare. She just brushes it, as if by accident, and… — Hans Fallada Copy Share Image
“The Scriptures say the marital union is a relationship in which we no longer have final say about our own bodies. When… — William Cutrer Copy Share Image
Fantasies can be great, but we shouldn't make the wedding a fantasy, because the wedding is the gateway to married life. It… — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
“ I think people should get married at the courthouse without a single person present and no fanfare whatsoever. Then, if the… — Ann Wertz Garvin Copy Share Image
“Passing Proposition 8 did not stop LGBTQ couples from going to sleep that night with their partners. What it did accomplish, however,… — Timothy Kurek Copy Share Image
“there is only one sin, only one. And that is theft. Every other sin is a variation of theft. When you kill… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
No husband of mine will say, "I could have been a drummer, but I had to think about the wife and kids.… — Maxine Hong Kingston Copy Share Image
Old dogs can be a regal sight. Their exuberance settles over the years into a seasoned nobility, their routines become as locked… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“[My marriage to Abby] won't even be a blip on the gossip sheets unless we treat it as such.' 'Everything is fodder… — Anne Mallory Copy Share Image
The kind of marriage you make depends upon the kind of person you are. If you are a happy, well-adjusted person, the… — Evelyn Duvall Copy Share Image
“There was I, fool that I am, thinking that you were being loving to me,” he says shortly. “I thought you were… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
To deny an entire group of people the ability to be legal couples is anti-American and anti-freedom. As a devoted husband and… — Chris Kluwe Copy Share Image
I would love to interview Michael McKean and his wife, who wrote the songs for 'A Mighty Wind,' which is my favorite… — Julie Klausner Copy Share Image
“Perhaps I won't marry then. Instead, you and I shall live as spinsters in a cottage by the sea. We'll burn our… — Alyxandra Harvey Copy Share Image
The divorce has lasted way longer than the marriage, but finally it's over. Enough about that.The point is that for a long… — Nora Ephron Copy Share Image
For openers, marriage is neither a matter of politics, nor is it a matter of social policy. Marriage is defined by the… — Lance B. Wickman Copy Share Image
All of us, single or married, are eternally part of some family-someway, somewhere, somehow-and much of our joy in life comes as… — John H. Groberg Copy Share Image
If you are living for an ideal and driving yourself as hard as you can to be perfect - at your job… — Marion Woodman Copy Share Image
“I learned many interesting things from Delia: for example, that she and Gulya had both married alcoholics, but Delia's alcoholic had taken… — Elif Batuman Copy Share Image
At 58, I knew I had to get a divorce. At that age, it's an almost impossible thing to go through. I… — Tina Knowles Copy Share Image
I had a wife and children. I was mostly working in painting and decorating and then taking the occasional acting job as… — Charley Boorman Copy Share Image
My wife wonders why all women do not seek anglers for husbands. She has come in contact with many in her life… — Ray Bergman Copy Share Image
“She wondered whether all marriages started out this way. Whether this initial stress and adjustment, push and pull and tremors and shakes… — Shweta Ganesh Kumar Copy Share Image
Above all, we must have great respect for these people who also suffer and who want to find their own way of… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
At my wedding, my bridesmaids said, "You're the funniest person we've ever met." I hope I make people laugh, I hope I… — Anna Camp Copy Share Image
I used the marriage as a filter. If the guy was conservative, didn't believe in gender-neutral marriage or thought what I did… — Liza Monroy Copy Share Image
I'm up at 8:30 every morning, and I write from about 9:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. - with some breaks, of course.… — Sarah Mlynowski Copy Share Image
Howard was almost as fond of this hall as he was of his own shop. The Brownies used it on Tuesdays, and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The state's interest in marriage is stability. Generally speaking, polygamy does not work for stability. Inherent in the whole polygamous movement is… — Gene Robinson Copy Share Image
When my parents were divorced in the late '70s, early '80s, the climate was that you should screw over your ex as… — Michaela Watkins Copy Share Image
“As far as I could tell his problems with his wife were pretty typical, they’d run out of things to say to… — Chassis Albuquerque Copy Share Image
Whenever an occasion arose in which she needed an opinion on something in the wider world, she borrowed her husband's. If this… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
My dad in particular I tend to use - I call him 'The Brain.' If he's accessible, I'd rather put it through… — Joshua Malina Copy Share Image
There is no denying that unhappiness - even violence - exists in some arranged marriages. Or that some arranged marriages are borne… — Elizabeth Flock Copy Share Image