Quote of the Day

In marriages we only know what the two said to one another if they were often apart and corresponded. We never know what they said alone together, if anything. The same is true of friendship, except we can assume they said something, or would not have continued friends.

Sweet Death, Kind Death (p. 62)
by Amanda Cross

Quote of the Day

Ultimately, the bond of all companionship, whether in marriage or in friendship is conversation.

Oscar Wilde (quoted in)
"The Permanence of Oscar Wilde"
A Jacques Barzun Reader (p 277)
by Jacques Barzun

Quote of the Day

If marriage be such a blessed state, how comes it, you may say, that there are so few happy marriages? Now in answer to this, it is not to be wondered that so few succeed; we should rather be surprised to find so many do, considering how imprudently men engage, the motives they act by and the very strange conduct they observe throughout.

Some Reflections Upon Marriage
by Mary Astell

Book Quote of the Day

You know what we say about marriage. We say it’s like the kitchen clock. If it goes better lying on its side or even standing on its head, leave it alone. As long as it ticks and keeps time, keep your hands out of the works.

Chief Inspector Luke

The Estate of the Beckoning Lady (p. 158)

by Margery Allingham