“The only constant in our marriage is the edge of the cliff we're hanging on to, killing time until we tire ourselves out and give in to our inevitable collapse.” 
― Elizabeth Flock

“Your thinking depends on your perception, just as your perception depends on the way you think.” 
― Aniekee Tochukwu Ezekiel

“She was blissfully unaware of her peril.” 
― Anne Taintor

“Many families remain for years in the same place, though both husband and wife are sick of it, simply because there is neither complete division nor agreement between them.” 
― Leo Tolstoy

“Marriage and its entourage of possession and jealousy enslave the spirit.” 
― Irvin D. Yalom

“Take one cup of love, two cups of loyalty, three cups of forgiveness, four quarts of faith and one barrel of laughter. Take love and loyalty and mix them thoroughly with faith; blend with tenderness, kindness and understanding. Add friendship and hope. Sprinkle abundantly with laughter. Bake it with sunshine. Wrap it regularly with lots of hugs. Serve generous helpings daily.” 
― Zig Ziglar

“If I marry: He must be so tall that when he is on his knees, as one has said he reaches all the way to heaven. His shoulders must be broad enough to bear the burden of a family. His lips must be strong enough to smile, firm enough to say no, and tender enough to kiss. Love must be so deep that it takes its stand in Christ and so wide that it takes the whole lost world in. He must be active enough to save souls. He must be big enough to be gentle and great enough to be thoughtful. His arms must be strong enough to carry a little child.” 
― Ruth Bell

“So that is marriage, Lily thought, a man and a woman looking at a girl throwing a ball” 
― Virginia Woolf