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> [I would say that I wasn't so much afraid of marriage as afraid of divorce.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-beatty/i-would-say-that-i-wasn-t-so-much-afraid-of-marriage-as-afraid-of/)

[Warren Beatty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-beatty/)

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> [“It matters not at all that I do not want to marry, that I am afraid of the wedding, afraid of consummating…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippa-gregory/it-matters-not-at-all-that-i-do-not-want-to-marry-that-i-am-afraid-of/)

[Philippa Gregory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippa-gregory/)

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> [“No woman wants a husband! They're a terrible nuisance. Smelly and underfoot the whole time and absolutely no idea of what is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graham-austin-king/no-woman-wants-a-husband-they-re-a-terrible-nuisance-smelly-and/)

[Graham Austin-King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/graham-austin-king/)

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> [“Getting married had been all his idea, but he hadn't told her how very afraid of it he was. He seemed to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-mclain/getting-married-had-been-all-his-idea-but-he-hadn-t-told-her-how-very/)

[Paula McLain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-mclain/)

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> [Brought up to respect the conventions, love had to end in marriage. I'm afraid it did.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bette-davis/brought-up-to-respect-the-conventions-love-had-to-end-in-marriage-i-m/)

[Bette Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bette-davis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20e/bette-davis-2218_funny_brought-up-to-respect-the-conventions-lo_2110716.jpg)

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