#divorce

Even the jerks earn some of our affection. We can be glad they're gone and yet still mourn the good parts. ↗

— Shannon Hale

#marriage #pain #marriage

For women, marriages foreclosed often resulted in an accumulation of booty; for men, these failed projects of implausible optimism were more likely to manifest themselves in material lack. It was hard to resist the metaphorical impression that women got to keep the past itself, whereas men were simply robbed of it. ↗

— Lionel Shriver

#marriage #marriage

I've given my memoirs far more thought than any of my marriages. You can't divorce a book. ↗

— Gloria Swanson

#book #divorce #far #given #i

The day I initiated divorce proceedings against Michael Farmer, I was ready to retire to a desert cave and rethink my life. ↗

— Gloria Swanson

#cave #day #desert #divorce #farmer

I think that the divorce rate's over 50% for a reason. I don't think people are taking enough time now to really see if they can make it work and live together. ↗

— Channing Tatum

#enough #i #i think #live #make

Divorce these days is a religious vow, as if the proper offspring of marriage. ↗

— Tertullian

#divorce #marriage #offspring #proper #religious

I didn't expect to be doing a whole bunch of Amber Browns. And because it was just one book, and the father had moved away, I didn't realize I was going to have to deal more with shared custody, divorce and all those issues. ↗

— Paula Danziger

#away #because #book #browns #bunch

I find it funny that you could pass the same person on the street, in a store, or even in your neighborhood many times before actually meeting, thinking you’ve never seen them before, but when you are finally introduced, they seem to pop up everywhere. ↗

— Courtney Giardina

#heartache #inspiration #love #romance #strength

I'm always looking for what will make me whole. What will make me happy? Somewhere along the way I started to think it wasn't Helen anymore. She hasn't changed. Her laugh is still the one I remember. Her finger is still the one I put the ring on all those years ago. I can't understand why I don't want to curve next to her, keep her back warm anymore. Surely you don't lose love like keys? ↗

— Cath Crowley

#growing-apart #love #relationships #change

I don’t know what makes people start wanting each other any more than I know what makes it stop all of a sudden. I just know that when you lose it once, you’ll never take it for granted again ↗

— Sue Merrell

#divorce #loss #love #love-hurts #love