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Love is the strangest, most illogical thing in the world.” “I’m not talking about love,” Hadley insisted. “I’m talking about marriage.” Mom shrugged. “That,” she said, “is even worse. ↗

— Jennifer E. Smith

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His eyed, brilliant with emotion, met hers. " Real love," he said, "Comes with strings you tie yourself. ↗

— Abby Gaines

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I would separate marriages into rational and irrational and I would included both love and arranged marriages as irrational marriage. Rational marriage for me is when you can really understand by mind not by heart. ↗

— M.F. Moonzajer

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And in the fall, the cold would wither that which was known, scattering new seed. In the spring, that which had been sleeping awoke and a new season of beauty began. For Life seeks life and builds a bridge across the darkest valley. ↗

— David Paul Kirkpatrick

#marriage #seasons-of-life #love

Something truly special never ceases to grow even more valuable with each passing time. If it would stand the test of time, then it's worth keeping though it may not look or feel the same when it was still brand new. ↗

— Jennifer Tindugan-Adoviso

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The marriage bond is more than a civil contract. It is a reward for loving well. ↗

— David Paul Kirkpatrick

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It was a love that was not a contract but an affection of the soul. ↗

— David Paul Kirkpatrick

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Think of your husband as a house. You are allowed to give him a fresh coat of paint and change out the furniture now and then. But if you're constantly trying to pour a new foundation or replace the roof, you're in serious trouble. ↗

— Peter Scott

#marriage #change

Bientôt ou dans un cycle, ce sera de nouveau son tour de me prouver la qualité de son feu. Je ne lui manquerai pas, elle ne me manquera pas--et tout sera consumé. ↗

— Natalie Barney

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And nevertheless, when they watched him leave the house, this man they themselves had urged to conquer the world, then they were the ones left with the terror that he would never return. That was their life. Love, if it existed, was something separate: another life. ↗

— Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez

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