I Think

“I think of how each person in a marriage 

owes it to the other to find individual happiness, even in a shared life. 

That this is the only way to grow together, instead of apart.”

~ Emily Giffin, Heart of the Matter

A Woman

“A woman can become a man's friend only in the following stages - 

first an acquaintance, 

next a mistress, 

and only then a friend.”

~ Anton Chekhov, Uncle Vanya

Her Face Looked Ugly

“Her face looked ugly in the attempt to avoid tears; 

it was an ugliness which bound him to her 

more than any beauty could have done. 

It isn't being happy together, 

he thought as though it were a fresh discovery, 

that makes one love -- it's being unhappy together.”

~ Graham Greene, The Ministry of Fear

A Tamed Woman

“A tamed woman will never leave her mark in the world.”

~ Robert M. Drake

People Are Islands

“People are islands,' she said. 

'They don't really touch. 

However close they are, they're really quite separate. 

Even if they've been married for fifty years.”

~ Ian Fleming, Casino Royale