“They sat a moment in embrace of silent mutual comfort, which was, she often thought, the reward of those long married.” Marriage Book:The Summer Before the War Source: The Summer Before the War
“At our age, surely there are better things to sustain us, to sustain a marriage, than the brief flame of passion?" ..."You are mistaken, Ernest," she said at last. "There is only the passionate spark. Without it, two people living together may be lonelier than if they lived quite alone.” PassionMarriage Author:Helen Simonson