Marriage Quote by Georgette Heyer

“And this I set down as a positive truth. A woman with fair opportunities, and without an absolute hump, may marry WHOM SHE LIKES.…

— William Makepeace Thackeray

“As for marriage, of course that would be silly, but there are other and more interesting bonds between men and women.”

— Oscar Wilde

“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single girl in possession of her right mind must be in want of a decent man.”

— Alexandra Potter

“In fact, you could almost hold that no man is perfect until he meets the right woman.”

— Karen Hawkins

“Why offer to marry me when you might have me as your mistress?” He nuzzled her throat gently. “Because I realized during the past…

— Lisa Kleypas

“Single lady, the man you want might not necessarily be the man you need.”

— Martha Macharia

“He certainly seemed to have all the qualities of a gentleman, but the interesting kind who knows exactly when to stop behaving like one.”

— Michael Dibdin

“The real reason why any man becomes a gentleman is because of a woman who is truly in touch with her own sensuality. She…

— Lebo Grand

“It seems as if, in making a marriage, either the individual or the interest of the species must come off badly.”

— Alain de Botton

“Perhaps, in spite of all she had heard about the ideal of a perfect marriage, there was no such thing. Perhaps every marriage was…

— Lisa Kleypas

“I have no husband, sir. Nor am I eager to acquire one. From my observation, husbands tend to limit a woman’s adventures.”

— Amanda Quick

“I should think it might be difficult to possess a wife whom almost every other man in town has known so intimately, but no…

— Oakley Hall