Ellen Glasgow Quotes

I guess you kind of got to realize that once you in a marriage, whatever it is, you gotta deal with it. Not necessarily that you got to accept it, but you have to deal with it and try your best to make it work for you, for the both of you.

Marriage is about compromise; it's about doing something for the other person, even when you don't want to.

In marriage, compromise nurtures the relationship.

Marriage requires a special talent, like acting. Monogamy requires genius.

The one charm about marriage is that it makes a life of deception absolutely necessary for both parties.

Marriage is not all rainbows and butterflies; you have to give in to your partner's whims every now and then, and that's a two-way street.

If you fall for someone and decide to get into a relationship, you need to accept each other with whatever traits they possess. Also, if you get married, never think that you will be able to change that person.

Marriage like government is a series of compromises. One must give and take, repair and restrain, endure and be patient.

Marriage is the truest goal for ninety-nine per cent of the human race, and they will live the happiest life as soon as they have learnt and are ready to abide by the eternal lesson - that we are bound to bear and forbear and that life to every one must be a compromise.

I found it an interesting portrait of a marriage in exploring notions of how one partner supports the other, whilst not jeopardizing the greater good - which is the family.

Marriage is a good deal like a circus: there is not as much in it as is represented in the advertising.

I can't be a wife. I'm not that sort of person. Wives have to compromise all the time.

Every day there is a compromise. Living with somebody requires a lot of understanding. But I love being married. I really love it.

It's just as hard... staying happily married as it is doing movies.

Marriage may often be a stormy lake, but celibacy is almost always a muddy horse pond.

I don't have this fantasy about marriage anymore. Everyone says it takes hard work. Well, it kind of does - and I'm much more pragmatic about romance than I used to be.

A miracle... my biggest accomplishment is my marriage so far. Because it's hard, everyone knows it's hard.

Marriage is not a noun; it's a verb. It isn't something you get. It's something you do. It's the way you love your partner every day.

Married life requires shared mystery even when all the facts are known.

Marriage, in life, is like a duel in the midst of a battle.

I don't know what it takes to make marriage work, but I'm going to keep trying until I get it right. I haven't given up on love or marriage.

Marriage is a gamble, let's be honest.

I have no useful theories about love and marriage.

Marriage is hard work, period.

I love my wife. She had money when I didn't.