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Iris Murdoch

"In almost every marriage there is a selfish and an unselfish partner. A pattern is set up and soon becomes inflexible, of one person always making the demands and one person always giving way."

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"In almost every marriage there is a selfish and an unselfish partner. A pattern is set up and soon becomes inflexible, of one person always making the demands and one person always giving way."

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"Marriage is a feast where the grace is sometimes better than the dinner."

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"Any fool can marry, but only the wise live happily ever after."

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"Men have a much better time of it than women. For one thing, they marry later; for another thing, they die earlier."

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"Marriage is a million piece puzzle, a pristine and exciting pursuit at the beginning that gradually becomes a daunting task, usually more challenging than anticipated. It is only those truly committed to solving that puzzle who witness in the end the miraculous outcome of every tiny piece laid out and pressed together in an inspiring and envious creation-a treasure only time, resoluteness, and perseverance could create."

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"Perhaps my problem in marriage-and it is the problem of many women-was to want both intimacy and independence. It is a difficult line to walk, yet both needs are important to a marriage."

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"Not cohabitation but consensus constitutes marriage."

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"What is fascinating about marriage is why anyone wants to get married."

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"Any good marriage is secret territory, a necessary white space on society's map. What others don't know about it is what makes it yours."

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"Never marry when under the guise you need to 'see if it'll work', but rather marry because in your mind you want to make it work."

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