As a romance writer I’m a believer in true love. As a woman I’ve been a wife for nineteen years–almost. Tomorrow is my anniversary. To mark the day I’m sending you a few thoughts on love and marriage–sorta. All quotes come from A Curmudgeon’s Garden of Love by Jon Winokur.
Love is the affectation of a mind that has nothing better to engage it. Theophrastus
When you’re in love, it’s the most glorious 2 1/2 days of your life. Richard Lewis
The Book of Life begins with a man and a woman in a garden. It ends with Revelations. Oscar Wilde
If love is the answer, could you rephrase the question? Lily Tomlin
A loving wife will do anything for her husband except stop criticizing him and trying to improve him. J.B. Priestly
The tragedy is when you’ve got sex in the head instead of down where it belongs. D.H. Lawrence
Give me chastity, but not yet. St. Augustine
What is most beautiful in virile men is something feminine; what is most beautiful in feminine women is something masculine. Susan Sontag
Take it from me, marriage isn’t a word, it’s a sentence. King Vidor
By all means marry. If you get a good wife, you’ll be happy. If you get a bad one you’ll become a philosopher. Socrates
When you consider what a chance women have to poison their husbands, it’s a wonder more of it isn’t done. Kin Hubbard
The only way a woman can ever reform her husband is by boring him so completely that he loses all possible interest in life. Oscar Wilde
The only thing that holds a marriage together is the husband bein’ big enough to step back and see where his wife is wrong. Archie Bunker
Ah well. Give your significant other a big hug from me.
By the way this is my 200th post. Another reason to celebrate. Enjoy the long weekend!
