Books Quote by Eleanor Roosevelt

What's for dinner is the only question many husbands ask their wives, and the only one to which they care about the answer.

— Mignon McLaughlin

There's a lot more historical baggage to deal with as a wife than as a partner.

— Alison Pill

She thought about how marvelous is would be to have a wife keeping the house in order, the meals on the table. At the…

— Robin Cook

WIFE, A great comfort during her husband's troubles -- those, that as a bachelor, he would never have had;

— Nikhil Saluja

HUSBAND, TRADITIONAL, A man who expects his wife to help him with the dishes

— Nikhil Saluja

Being married is 90% talking about what to have for dinner.

— Ritu Ghatourey

“The re-dipping of the dishes was a small matter, but the emotional texture of married life is made up of small matters. This one…

— Elizabeth Jenkins

“Wives' at these events had limited choices: either they could stay by their husbands' sides to coach them on other guests' names and remind…

— Anne Korkeakivi

In a society which really supported marriage the wife would be encouraged to go to the office and make love to her husband on…

— Brendan Behan

“In my day, husbands and wives showed each other a suitable level of indifference.”

— Ashlyn Macnamara

“A good wife always encourages her husband in his interests. For one thing, they keep him occupied and out from under foot most of…

— Ann B. Ross

What is a spouse for? Not to be your personal servant, certainly!

— Marly Youmans