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title: "9 Says Marriage Quotes by 8 authors"
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> [A man who says marriage is a 50-50 proposition doesn't understand two things: 1 - Women, 2 - Fractions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melchor-lim/a-man-who-says-marriage-is-a-50-50-proposition-doesn-t-understand-two/)

[Melchor Lim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melchor-lim/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c09/melchor-lim-61_funny_a-man-who-says-marriage-is-a-50-50-propo_3197345.jpg)

> [If the Constitution says that marriage is between a man and woman, then things that are inconsistent with that would be inconsistent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-santorum/if-the-constitution-says-that-marriage-is-between-a-man-and-woman/)

[Rick Santorum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-santorum/)

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> [“But my agent has a theory. She says every marriage is jerry-rigged. Even the ones that look reasonable from the outside are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-offill/but-my-agent-has-a-theory-she-says-every-marriage-is-jerry-rigged/)

[Jenny Offill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-offill/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c85/jenny-offill-14060_chewing-gum_but-my-agent-has-a-theory-she-says-every_2326662.jpg)

> [“He says marriage is a continuous inevitable confrontation that can be resolved only through death.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-mckenzie/he-says-marriage-is-a-continuous-inevitable-confrontation-that-can-be/)

[Elizabeth Mckenzie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-mckenzie/)

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> [The world says of marriage: A short joy and a long displeasure. But he who understands it finds in it delight, love,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther/the-world-says-of-marriage-a-short-joy-and-a-long-displeasure-but-he/)

[Martin Luther](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther/)

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> [“How can I want to screw someone and want to kill her at the same time?” I chuckled. “My father could explain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-v-larson/how-can-i-want-to-screw-someone-and-want-to-kill-her-at-the-same-time/)

[B.V. Larson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-v-larson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/baa/b-v-larson-29091_marriage_how-can-i-want-to-screw-someone-and-want_2467041.jpg)

> [Everybody says marriage is 'til death do you part - and I've been married 29 years - but a book is really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-leach/everybody-says-marriage-is-til-death-do-you-part-and-i-ve-been/)

[Mike Leach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-leach/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f37/mike-leach-5229_book_everybody-says-marriage-is-til-death-do_137045.jpg)

> [Everyone says marriage is hard work, but they don't tell you that actually being yourself and respecting yourself is hard work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexandra-fuller/everyone-says-marriage-is-hard-work-but-they-don-t-tell-you-that/)

[Alexandra Fuller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexandra-fuller/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d38/alexandra-fuller-7586_hard_everyone-says-marriage-is-hard-work-but_2364309.png)

> [“There is a husband who requires mileage receipts, another who wants sex at three a.m. One who forbids short haircuts, another who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-offill/there-is-a-husband-who-requires-mileage-receipts-another-who-wants/)

[Jenny Offill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-offill/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f75/jenny-offill-14060_chewing-gum_there-is-a-husband-who-requires-mileage_2618499.png)

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