Life Quote by Elizabeth Strout

“How many men can say, as I must, 'I am a man whose only friend is the King of England'? I have everything, you…

— Hilary Mantel

“Christopher felt a smile -his first genuine smile in a long time- pulling at his lips. "Does Miss Hathaway have many suitors?" "Oh, yes.…

— Lisa Kleypas

“Being with Henry doesn't mean you have to give up who you are. Henry doesn't define you.”

— Aimee Carter

“He’s only with me because I’m your sister,” I said hotly. “Diana—Demeter, she’s my mother. She decided to have me in a last-ditch effort…

— Aimee Carter

“Henry, did you know that it’s a proven fact that married men live longer than single guys? It’s also a proven fact that married…

— Henry Bushkin

“Marriage is hardly a thing that one can do now and then, Harry. Except in America, rejoined Lord Henry, languidly.”

— Oscar Wilde

“And that, despite the fact that we'd broken up seven years prior and I'd been the one to finally—firmly and permanently—walk away from him…

— Allison Winn Scotch

“These characters might not have wed, but their lack of husbands constrained and defined them, just as surely as marriage would have. They”

— Rebecca Traister

“Who the hell was this woman that he shared a bed with? A life with. Anger and raw pain surged through Harrison as he…

— Katie Reus

“I might like to believe that every day, every hour, every minute of every hour of every day with Henry was *not* the happiest…

— Binnie Kirshenbaum

“I think that's the biggest favor you can grant anyone, don't you? Permission to be dull. I know Henry will sometimes say something so…

— Lionel Shriver

“Yet, the entire world is obligatory. Even getting married is obligatory. One cannot do without getting married.”

— Dada Bhagwan