"Ahappymarriagehasinitallthepleasuresoffriendships,alltheenjoymentofsenseandreason-andindeedallthesweetsoflife.-JosephAddison

　　"Ahappymanmarriesthegirlheloves;ahappiermanlovesthegirlhe

　　marries."-anonymousquote

　　"Iamagoodfriendtomyhusband.Ihavetriedtomakemymarriagevowsmeanwhattheysay.Ishowup.Ilisten.Itrytolaugh."-AnnaQuindlen,AShortGuidetoaHappyLife

　　"Menmarrywhattheyneed.Imarryyou."-JohnCiardi

　　"Marriageisnotaritualoranend.Itisalong,intricate,intimatedancetogetherandnothingmattersmorethanyourownsenseofbalanceandyourchoiceofpartner."-AmyBloom

　　"Sexinesswearsthinafterawhileandbeautyfades,buttobemarriedtoamanwhomakesyoulaugheveryday,ah,nowthat'sarealtreat."-JoanneWoodward

　　"ForI'vebeenbornandI'vebeenwed.Allofman'sperilcomesofbed."-C.H.Webb,DumVivimusVigilemus

　　"Youdon'tneedtobeonthesavewavelengthtosucceedinmarriage.Youjustneedtobeabletorideeachother'swaves."-ToniSciarraPoynter,FromThisDayForward:MeditationsontheFirstYearsofMarriage

　　"Ilovebeingmarried.It'ssogreattofindonespecialpersonyouwanttoannoyfortherestofyourlife."-RitaRudner

　　"Griefcantakecareofitself,buttogetthefullvalueofjoy,youmusthavesomebodytodivideitwith."-MarkTwain

　　"Wearetoldthatpeoplestayinlovebecauseofchemistry,orbecausetheyremainintriguedwitheachother,becauseofmanykindnesses,becauseofluck.Butpartofithasgottobeforgivenessandgratefulness."-EllenGoodman

　　"Awomanmightaswellpropose:herhusbandwillclaimshedid."-EdgarWatsonHowe

　　"Itisnotfromreasonandprudencethatpeoplemarry,butfrominclination."-SamuelJohnson

　　"NomanistrulymarrieduntilheunderstandseverywordhiswifeisNOTsaying."-unknownquote

　　"Wedon'tlovequalities,welovepersons;sometimesbyreasonoftheirdefectsaswellasoftheirqualities."-JacquesMaritain

　　"Ishouldliketoseeanykindofaman,distinguishablefromagorilla,thatsomegoodandevenprettywomancouldnotshapeahusbandoutof."-OliverWendellHolmes,Sr.

　　"Marriageisoneofthefewinstitutionsthatallowamantodoashiswifepleases."-MiltonBerle

　　"Ithinkmenwhohaveapiercedeararebetterpreparedformarriage.They'veexperiencedpainandboughtjewelry."-RitaRudner

　　"IfeellikeZsaZsaGabor'seighthhusbandonherweddingnight:IknowwhatI'msupposedtodo...Ijusthavetofigureoutawaytomakeitinteresting."-manyattributionsforthisquote

　　"Marriagehasmanypains,butcelibacyhasnopleasures."-SamuelJohnson

　　"Anoldmanwhomarriesayoungwifegrowsyounger-butshegrowsolder."-folksaying

　　鈥淵ounevermarrythepersonyoufirstsee鈥楥asablanca鈥with.鈥鈥KinkyFriedman

　　"Itisnotuncommonforslightacquaintancestogetmarried,butacouplereallyhavetoknoweachothertogetdivorced."-anonymousquote

　　"Everymarriagetendstoconsistofanaristocratandapeasant."-JohnUpdike

　　"Loveisanidealthing,marriagearealthing."-Goethe

　　"Thepeoplepeoplehaveforfriends

　　Yourcommonsenseappall

　　Butthepeoplepeoplemarry

　　Arethequeerestfolkofall."

　　-CharlottePerkinsGilman