Diana Gabaldon Quotes

I think that you can get more passionate about somebody the longer you're with them and the more you know them and the more you go through together. Being married is definitely better than it's cracked up to be I think.

The real act of marriage takes place in the heart, not in the ballroom or church or synagogue. It's a choice you make - not just on your wedding day, but over and over again - and that choice is reflected in the way you treat your husband or wife.

I have many that wants to, let's say, marry me. But I always tell my mother that the day I have to ask myself, 'I love this man?' means I don't love him.

I do think that marriage can be a wonderful thing if it's the right thing for the two people involved. I believe in love - very much so - how can you not believe after you've experienced it? I believe in relationships. One day, I know I'll find the right woman and get married myself.

As to marriage, I think the intercourse of heart and mind may be fully enjoyed without entering into this partnership of daily life.

Abstinence for me is about romance. It has nothing to do with my relationship with God. It's definitely a bonus in that department, but it's nothing spiritual. It's about giving something special to that person you're going to spend the rest of your life with.

Laurel: I don't need a ring or a license, or a spetacular white dress. It's not marriage so much, or at all really, that matters. It's the promise. It's the knowing someone wants me to be part of his life. Someone loves me, that I'm the one for him. That's not just enough, it's everything.

The man as he converses is the lover; silent, he is the husband.

In marriage there are no manners to keep up, and beneath the wildest accusations no real criticism. Each is familiar with that ancient child in the other who may erupt again. We are not ridiculous to ourselves. We are ageless. That is the luxury of the wedding ring.

I've always been the type to fall in love fast and, with every boyfriend, I plan out my wedding in my head.

Love is moral even without legal marriage, but marriage is immoral without love.

That's the weird thing about not being married - you can't get regular kissing; you can't be guaranteed of it, and that's a great shame.

I'll be sober ten years and married nine soon.

Many people spend more time in planning the wedding than they do in planning the marriage.

It basically comes down to that word: Love. I guess that's what it's all about.

I want a man in my life, not in my house.

My own parents loved each other very much.

I am not against marriage. I lived with someone for 11 years. But we weren't in love, and I thought that was quite important.

Marriage is a difficult project. When seven years have passed and all your body's cells have been replaced, you're meant to experience that seven-year itch.

Marriage is overdone. As long as there are people, people are going to find it interesting.

When you fish for love, bait with your heart, not your brain.

We abstained from having sex until we got married.

As and when I get into a relationship, I'll flaunt her to the world. I'm looking for a soul mate, and in any case, I'm not very much for casual dating. I'm such a simple guy away from this dating-shating business.

Being in love, and I'm not an expert in this, I've lived it as much as anyone has, but I've not dissected it.

It's very different than it use to be. I think everybody has a lot more experience in how to be in a relationship - whether it's a marriage or a significant other or a business or a friend.