--- title: "11 Word Marriage Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 11 Word Marriage quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Word Marriage sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/400/alison-hammond-5805_cold_i-think-as-soon-as-i-hear-the-word-marri_2556845.jpg" --- > [I think as soon as I hear the word marriage I get cold feet. I think I'm just one of those people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alison-hammond/i-think-as-soon-as-i-hear-the-word-marriage-i-get-cold-feet-i-think-i/) [Alison Hammond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alison-hammond/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/400/alison-hammond-5805_cold_i-think-as-soon-as-i-hear-the-word-marri_2556845.jpg) > [I went nearly 30 years without being able to really seriously entertain marriage or a family. In fact, the word 'marriage' would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nancy-grace/i-went-nearly-30-years-without-being-able-to-really-seriously/) [Nancy Grace](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nancy-grace/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ce/nancy-grace-9244_able_i-went-nearly-30-years-without-being-abl_2409741.jpg) > [I am scared when I hear the word 'marriage' but I cannot say to my family that I don't want to marry…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shamna-kasim/i-am-scared-when-i-hear-the-word-marriage-but-i-cannot-say-to-my/) [Shamna Kasim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shamna-kasim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab0/shamna-kasim-7575_cannot_i-am-scared-when-i-hear-the-word-marriag_3214622.jpg) > [“Izzy was utterly convinced. Never mind Arabian horses, African cheetahs. No creature in the world could bolt so quickly as a rake…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tessa-dare/izzy-was-utterly-convinced-never-mind-arabian-horses-african-cheetahs/) [Tessa Dare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tessa-dare/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9db/tessa-dare-564_lol_izzy-was-utterly-convinced-never-mind-ar_1796259.png) > [Attaching the word marriage to the association of same-sex individuals mistakenly presumes that marriage is principally a matter of adult benefits and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitt-romney/attaching-the-word-marriage-to-the-association-of-same-sex/) [Mitt Romney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitt-romney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/646/mitt-romney-268_adults_attaching-the-word-marriage-to-the-assoc_2270354.png) > [And this has been man's stupidity - a very ancient one: whenever he gets into difficulty, he changes the word. Change the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/and-this-has-been-man-s-stupidity-a-very-ancient-one-whenever-he-gets/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3d/rajneesh-54_ancient_and-this-has-been-man-s-stupidity-a-very_3103616.jpg) > [You are asking, 'Is the concept of soul mates more useful than marriage?' Concepts don't matter. What matters is your understanding. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/you-are-asking-is-the-concept-of-soul-mates-more-useful-than-marriage/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b7/rajneesh-54_asking_you-are-asking-is-the-concept-of-soul-ma_2746315.jpg) > [It would seem that the full meaning of the word marriage can never be known by those who, at their first outspring…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-trollope/it-would-seem-that-the-full-meaning-of-the-word-marriage-can-never-be/) [Anthony Trollope](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-trollope/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70d/anthony-trollope-611_declaration_it-would-seem-that-the-full-meaning-of-t_1493630.jpg) > [I think the gay community should get smart and drop the word 'marriage.' Do you really need to change every right-wing Christian…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ani-difranco/i-think-the-gay-community-should-get-smart-and-drop-the-word-marriage/) [Ani DiFranco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ani-difranco/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55e/ani-difranco-813_change_i-think-the-gay-community-should-get-sma_1070469.png) > [We're not saying that marriage, the thing, is now open to anyone of any gender. We are saying, when the word marriage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kory-stamper/we-re-not-saying-that-marriage-the-thing-is-now-open-to-anyone-of-any/) [Kory Stamper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kory-stamper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/145/kory-stamper-11455_age_we-re-not-saying-that-marriage-the-thing_1199440.jpg) > [“The word “marriage” lingered in Guy’s ears, too. It was a solemn word to him. It had the primordial solemnity of holy,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-highsmith/the-word-marriage-lingered-in-guy-s-ears-too-it-was-a-solemn-word-to/) [Patricia Highsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patricia-highsmith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37f/patricia-highsmith-3982_holy_the-word-marriage-lingered-in-guy-s-ears_1105929.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/word-marriage/#itemlist", "name": "Word Marriage Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think as soon as I hear the word marriage I get cold feet. 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