The value of marriage is not that adults produce children but that children produce adults. Peter De Vries adultchildmarriage Change image and share on social
Children are supposed to help hold a marriage together. They do this in a number of ways. For instance, they demand so much attention that a husband and wife, concentrating on their children, fail to notice each other's faults. Richard Armour attentionchildconcentrate share on social
He's the kind of man a woman would have to marry to get rid of. Mae West kindmanmarry Change image and share on social
I love being married. It's so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life. Rita Rudner annoyfindgreat Change image and share on social
Marriage is like twirling a baton, turning hand springs or eating with chopsticks. It looks easy until you try it. Helen Rowland batonchopstickeasy Change image and share on social
In my mind, marriage is a spiritual partnership and union in which we willingly give and receive love, create and share intimacy, and open ourselves to be available and accessible to another human being in order to heal, learn and grow. Iyanla Vanzant accessiblecreategive share on social
Marriage, like death, is a debt we owe to nature. Julia Ward Howe deathdebtmarriage Change image and share on social
Time turns the old days to derision, Our loves into corpses or wives; And marriage and death and division Make barren our lives. Algernon Charles Swinburne barrencorpseday Change image and share on social
I think a big part of marriage is not going anywhere on those days you feel you really want to. It's like in the Barrier Islands. If you want to stay together, don't leave. I think just culturally - in the media, in movies, in books - we're trained to divorce when that first blush of sexual longing starts to fade. That's just where marriage starts. Tony Earley barrierbigblush share on social
Marriage seems to be predicated on protecting a very deep and intimate form of mystery. Lauren Groff deepformintimate Change image and share on social