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Quote by Robert Louis Stevenson

“For marriage is like life in this—that it is a field of battle, and not a bed of roses.”

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Robert Louis Stevenson was a 19th-century Scottish novelist, poet, travel writer, and essayist. His works are characterized by adventure and romance, with his most famous novels being 'Treasure Island' and 'The Adventure of the Treasure Island'. Stevenson's works have been beloved by readers and have had a profound impact on literature. more

“Someone once said that marriage is like standing in a corridor lined with doors. You go off through your door, he goes through his, but at the end of the day you have to come back to the corridor, touch base, hold hands, because through every door are more doors, and beyond them, more again, and if you both go through too many without coming back to the corridor, you may never find your way back.”

Marriage Marriage Advice

Book:The Godmother

Source: The Godmother

“You don't do so well with marriage. I don't think you've begun to realize all there is for you to love. And I know you better than anyone & here's what I know about you: You have so much love to give! But I feel like you're all the time digging in the tomato bin, saying, "Where are the apples?”

Love Marriage

Author:Elizabeth Berg

“Well married, a man is winged—ill-matched, he is shackled.”

Marriage Matrimony

Book:Norwood: or, Village life in New England

Source: Norwood: or, Village life in New England

“Taking up marriage is a good excuse for taking up cursing." These is my words”