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title: "11 Marriage Kind Quotes by 11 authors"
description: "Browse 11 Marriage Kind quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Marriage Kind sayings and thoughts."
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> [“Because if marriage is a kind of womb, divorce is the being born again.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-hoagland/because-if-marriage-is-a-kind-of-womb-divorce-is-the-being-born-again/)

[Tony Hoagland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-hoagland/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2b/tony-hoagland-25081_divorce_because-if-marriage-is-a-kind-of-womb-di_958763.png)

> [“you want to have a happy marriage, be the kind of person who generates positive energy and sidesteps negative energy rather than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosettabooks/you-want-to-have-a-happy-marriage-be-the-kind-of-person-who-generates/)

[RosettaBooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosettabooks/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/005/rosettabooks-25066_happiness_you-want-to-have-a-happy-marriage-be-the_1320089.jpg)

> [“You're a ring-wearing, save-yourself-for-marriage kind of girl. I dig that.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-c-newman/you-re-a-ring-wearing-save-yourself-for-marriage-kind-of-girl-i-dig/)

[E.C. Newman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-c-newman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e1/e-c-newman-62192_ezra_you-re-a-ring-wearing-save-yourself-for_2850335.jpg)

> [Everyone who made 'Save the Date,' like the writers and the director, they're all happily married and not anti-marriage at all, so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lizzy-caplan/everyone-who-made-save-the-date-like-the-writers-and-the-director/)

[Lizzy Caplan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lizzy-caplan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/014/lizzy-caplan-7868_date_everyone-who-made-save-the-date-like-the_2749220.jpg)

> [I am all for love marriage. I am not the kind of person who can be instructed to fall in love. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kriti-kharbanda/i-am-all-for-love-marriage-i-am-not-the-kind-of-person-who-can-be/)

[Kriti Kharbanda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kriti-kharbanda/)

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> [From my parent's generation the idea was not that marriage was about some kind of idealized, romantic love. It was a partnership.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aasif-mandvi/from-my-parent-s-generation-the-idea-was-not-that-marriage-was-about/)

[Aasif Mandvi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aasif-mandvi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e11/aasif-mandvi-10345_creating_from-my-parent-s-generation-the-idea-was_2399005.png)

> [If being in a marriage or any kind of committed relationship means being selfless then you better really consider getting into one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amyd/if-being-in-a-marriage-or-any-kind-of-committed-relationship-means/)

[AmyD](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amyd/)

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> [Marriage is a kind of prison for anyone who's miserable in it - men and women alike - and anyone who's suffered…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-ross/marriage-is-a-kind-of-prison-for-anyone-who-s-miserable-in-it-men-and/)

[Adam Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-ross/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b5/adam-ross-18149_alike_marriage-is-a-kind-of-prison-for-anyone_2664339.jpg)

> [“It says if you want to have a happy marriage, be the kind of person who generates positive energy and sidesteps negative…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-r-covey/it-says-if-you-want-to-have-a-happy-marriage-be-the-kind-of-person/)

[Stephen R. Covey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-r-covey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52e/stephen-r-covey-1501_character_it-says-if-you-want-to-have-a-happy-marr_2103966.jpg)

> [“Ah, marriage. The kind of union we have affects our children infinitely more than the schools we put them in, the activities…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jen-hatmaker/ah-marriage-the-kind-of-union-we-have-affects-our-children-infinitely/)

[Jen Hatmaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jen-hatmaker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/191/jen-hatmaker-4184_children_ah-marriage-the-kind-of-union-we-have-af_598003.png)

> [The American woman's concept of marriage is a clearly etched picture of something uninflated on the floor. A sleeping-bag withoutair, a beanbag…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/florence-king/the-american-woman-s-concept-of-marriage-is-a-clearly-etched-picture/)

[Florence King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/florence-king/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/caf/florence-king-2603_american-woman_the-american-woman-s-concept-of-marriage_2682555.jpg)

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