--- title: "11 Marriage Things Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 11 Marriage Things quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Marriage Things sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a23/raymond-carver-2821_back_i-think-marriage-is-one-of-those-things_1662126.png" --- > [I think marriage is one of those things that writers draw on, one of those emotional reservoirs that go way back.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-carver/i-think-marriage-is-one-of-those-things-that-writers-draw-on-one-of/) [Raymond Carver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-carver/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a23/raymond-carver-2821_back_i-think-marriage-is-one-of-those-things_1662126.png) > [“Even after so many years of marriage, there were things she didn't know about her husband's life!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/farahad-zama/even-after-so-many-years-of-marriage-there-were-things-she-didn-t/) [Farahad Zama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/farahad-zama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/183/farahad-zama-18311_life_even-after-so-many-years-of-marriage-the_3004559.jpg) > [I don't think anything changes after marriage. Things change in a big way after becoming a mother.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/soha-ali-khan/i-don-t-think-anything-changes-after-marriage-things-change-in-a-big/) [Soha Ali Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/soha-ali-khan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e3/soha-ali-khan-6100_big_i-don-t-think-anything-changes-after-mar_2155080.jpg) > [After marriage, all things change. And one of them better be you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-hawes/after-marriage-all-things-change-and-one-of-them-better-be-you/) [Elizabeth Hawes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-hawes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ae/elizabeth-hawes-24031_all-things_after-marriage-all-things-change-and-one_1182947.jpg) > [“A third party in your marriage will do three things to you: Seduce your spouse, wreck your home and take your place.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bassey-johnson/a-third-party-in-your-marriage-will-do-three-things-to-you-seduce/) [Michael Bassey Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bassey-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d1/michael-bassey-johnson-311_betrayal_a-third-party-in-your-marriage-will-do-t_3177196.jpg) > [I can't imagine having a real personal thing, like divorce and marriage, all those things, being in the public eye. I try…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirsten-dunst/i-can-t-imagine-having-a-real-personal-thing-like-divorce-and/) [Kirsten Dunst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirsten-dunst/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b8/kirsten-dunst-2279_divorce_i-can-t-imagine-having-a-real-personal-t_1266699.jpg) > [While marriage is many things, it is anything but sentimental. Marriage is glorious but hard. It's a burning joy and strength, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-keller/while-marriage-is-many-things-it-is-anything-but-sentimental-marriage/) [Timothy Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-keller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/254/timothy-keller-240_blood_while-marriage-is-many-things-it-is-anyt_223157.png) > [Marriage is - among other things - a study in contradiction and disappointment, and inside that reality there is space for us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/marriage-is-among-other-things-a-study-in-contradiction-and/) [Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7d/elizabeth-gilbert-131_contradiction_marriage-is-among-other-things-a-study-i_835951.jpg) > [Politics is not really different from marriage. You cannot get things done in your relationship if you tell your wife: Look, if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arnold-schwarzenegger/politics-is-not-really-different-from-marriage-you-cannot-get-things/) [Arnold Schwarzenegger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arnold-schwarzenegger/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e9/arnold-schwarzenegger-657_bed_politics-is-not-really-different-from-ma_2846272.jpg) > [You get to decide how you're going to look and what you're going to be when you grow up and when people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheena-iyengar/you-get-to-decide-how-you-re-going-to-look-and-what-you-re-going-to/) [Sheena Iyengar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheena-iyengar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/390/sheena-iyengar-2596_all-things_you-get-to-decide-how-you-re-going-to-lo_1353490.png) > [Whenever you get involved with talking about rights, you're talking about being a citizen. You're talking about being a citizen in capitalism;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-nelson/whenever-you-get-involved-with-talking-about-rights-you-re-talking/) [Maggie Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-nelson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/077/maggie-nelson-4294_capitalism_whenever-you-get-involved-with-talking-a_2466241.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/marriage-things/#itemlist", "name": "Marriage Things Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think marriage is one of those things that writers draw on, one of those emotional reservoirs that go way back.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Raymond Carver" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-carver/i-think-marriage-is-one-of-those-things-that-writers-draw-on-one-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a23/raymond-carver-2821_back_i-think-marriage-is-one-of-those-things_1662126.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a23/raymond-carver-2821_back_i-think-marriage-is-one-of-those-things_1662126.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a23/raymond-carver-2821_back_i-think-marriage-is-one-of-those-things_1662126.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think marriage is one of those things that writers draw on, one of those emotional reservoirs that go way…” — Raymond Carver", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Even after so many years of marriage, there were things she didn't know about her husband's life!”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Farahad Zama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/farahad-zama/even-after-so-many-years-of-marriage-there-were-things-she-didn-t/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/183/farahad-zama-18311_life_even-after-so-many-years-of-marriage-the_3004559.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/183/farahad-zama-18311_life_even-after-so-many-years-of-marriage-the_3004559.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/183/farahad-zama-18311_life_even-after-so-many-years-of-marriage-the_3004559.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Even after so many years of marriage, there were things she didn't know about her husband's life!” — Farahad Zama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't think anything changes after marriage. 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