“One of the clues that I chased was that Dan Cooper, whoever he was, found an old magazine story called "How to Leave Your Life." And followed the directions on how to leave your life, and just went to the beach one day with his wife and kids, and said he needed to go to the bathroom, and went to the restroom at the beach and never came home.” SaidStoriesHomeKidsFoundWifeNeededOne DayMagazinesBeachClueBathroomRestroom Author:Geoffrey Gray
“I was born imagining myself with an apron on, with pies cooling on the window sill and babies crying upstairs. I thought that all that stuff would somehow anchor me to the planet, that it was the weight I needed to keep from just flying off into space.” StuffBornSpaceWifeCryPlanetsBabyNeededWindowWeightFlyingPieAnchorsHouseworkUpstairsCoolingAprons Book:Postcards From the Edge Source: Postcards From the Edge
“The particular source of frustration of women observing their own self-study and measuring their worth as women by the distance they kept from men necessitated that a distance be kept, and so what vindicated them also poured fuel on the furnace of their rage. One delight presumed another dissatisfaction, but their hatefulness confessed to their own lack of power to please. They hated men because they needed husbands, and they loathed the men they chased away for going.” MenSelfStudyWifeParticularHe ManSourceNeededPleaseHusbandMen And WomenDistanceDelightRageHatedFuelFrustrationObservingDissatisfactionMeasuringFurnacesVindicated Author:Alexander Theroux
“I couldn't stand to be separated with my wife for months. It became quickly apparent to me that I needed to find a balance between my absolute work obsession and a private life that we could share without my disappearing all the time.” WifeShareMonthsNeededBalanceAbsolutesMy WifeDisappearObsessionPrivate Life Author:David Bowie
“One of the things I've realised is that I am very simple. My wife asked me once if I loved her. I said: 'Look love, I'm a simple man. I love you. End of story.' But I guess you gotta keep saying it with women. I guess she needed reassurance.” IfsMenLooksSaidEndsStoriesSimpleWifeLove YouNeededMy WifeI Love YouRealisedReassuranceSimple Man Author:Bob Hoskins
“Some wives have model husbands, I got one that needed remodeling.” WifeNeededHusbandModelsRemodeling Author:Phyllis Diller