“The moment a woman was born determined so much of who she was allowed to become.”

“Someone could save your life without you ever knowing it. It happened more than most people realized.”

“She had learned over time that to know anything was bearable. It was secrecy that could not be borne.”

“It was amazing that you did not become your grief entirely, and walk about leaking it everywhere.”

“One of life's contradictions: how human beings were at once entirely resilient and impossibly fragile. One decision could stay with you forever, and yet you could live through almost anything.”

“If we could survive without a wife, citizens of Rome, all of us would do without that nuisance; but since nature has so decreed that we cannot manage comfortably with them, nor live in any way with...”

“When we are at peace within our marriage, the effects can be astounding! We will raise happier children, become better employees, and overall find the joy in life.”

“Some people claim that marriage interferes with romance. There's no doubt about it. Anytime you have a romance, your wife is bound to interfere.”