“The man was not instructed to subdue his wife; he was told to unite with her into one.”— Gary D. Chapman, amazon.com
“My first wife was like the rash you get from poison ivy. I couldn't stand her, but I couldn't keep my hands off her. She was an itch I scratched until I bled.”— Joe Hill, amazon.com
“Taking a thing apart is always faster than putting something together. This is true of everything except marriage.”— Joe Hill, amazon.com
“One common regret is not playing the field enough before settling down. If that regret follows you into a marriage, it can get dangerous.”— Rich Santos, marieclaire.com
“A marriage is hard work and sometimes it’s a bit of a bore. It’s like housework. It’s never finished. You’ve just got to grit your teeth and keep working away at it, day after day.”— Liane Moriarty, amazon.com
“Did one act define who you were forever? Did one evil act as a teenager counteract twenty years of marriage, of good marriage, twenty years of being a good husband and a good father? Murder and you are a murderer. That was how it worked for other people. For strangers.”— Liane Moriarty, amazon.com
“It was good to remember that for every horrible memory from her marriage, there was also a happy one. She wanted to see it clearly, to understand that it wasn’t all black, or all white. It was a million colors.”— Liane Moriarty, amazon.com
“Wouldn't it be a lot less messy if everyone just stayed with the people they married in the first place?”— Liane Moriarty, amazon.com
“Just because a marriage ended didn't mean that it hadn't been happy at times.”— Liane Moriarty, amazon.com
“She had always thought that exquisitely happy time at the beginning of her relationship with Nick was the ultimate, the feeling they'd always be trying to replicate, to get back, but now she realized that was wrong. That was like comparing sparkling mineral water to French champagne.”— Liane Moriarty, amazon.com
“It was almost embarrassing to be truly intimate with your spouse; how could you watch someone floss one minute, and the next minute share your deepest passion or most ridiculous, trite little fears? It was almost easier to talk about that sort of thing before you’d shared a bathroom and a bank accou…”— Liane Moriarty, amazon.com
“Marriage was a form of insanity; love hovering permanently on the edge of aggravation.”— Liane Moriarty, amazon.com
“Early love is exciting and exhilarating. It's light and bubbly. Anyone can love like that. But after three children, after a separation and a near-divorce, after you've hurt each other and forgiven each other, bored each other and surprised each other, after you've seen the worst and the best--Well,…”— Liane Moriarty, amazon.com
“Would I have wished that Barney and Robin would've stayed together? Sure, but most divorcees wish it had worked out.””— Neil Patrick Harris, twitter.com
“Guess what? David Burtka and I got married over the weekend. In Italy. Yup, we put the 'n' and 'd' in 'husband'.”— Neil Patrick Harris, twitter.com
“So David Burtka and I have agreed that if Nick Jonas responds to this tweet, our wedding vows will sort of kind of change a bit.”— Neil Patrick Harris, twitter.com
“Hey David Burtka - Will you be my Valentine? Ok, I realize you're already my husband, but a 'yes' would sure make my day/night/life.”— Neil Patrick Harris, twitter.com