“ Humankind has turned to world into a cruel and inhospitable place. The thing that makes it all bearable is the potential for loving companionship. Christopher Earle
“ To an eagle or to an owl or to a rabbit, man must seem a masterful and yet a forlorn animal; he has but two friends. In his almost universal unpopularity he points out, with pride, that these two are… Beryl Markham
“ When we cannot bear to be alone, it means we do not properly value the only companion we will have from birth to death - ourselves. Eda J. LeShan
“ Without love what are we worth? Eighty-nine cents! Eighty-nine cents worth of chemicals walking around lonely. Benjamin Franklin
“ A woman can forgive a man for the harm he does her . . . but she can never forgive him for the sacrifices he makes on her account. W. Somerset Maugham
“ Marriage is not a ritual or an end. It is a long, intricate, intimate dance together and nothing matters more than your own sense of balance and your choice of partner. Amy Bloom
“ I have learned that only two things are necessary to keep one's wife happy. First, let her think she's having her own way. And second, let her have it. Lyndon B. Johnson
“ My eyes hurt, she said plaintively, as he surveyed the stacks of books they hadn't read yet.Then by all means, we will save your eyes for a bit, Peri said, with a chuckle that rumbled inside his chest… Mercedes Lackey
“ "The whole world loves a lover" is an interesting theory but a very bad legal defense. Keith Sullivan
“ Tenderness emerges from the fact that the two persons, longing, as all individuals do, to overcome the separateness and isolation to which we are all heir because we are individuals, can participate i… Rollo May
“ I think men who have a pierced ear are better prepared for marriage. They've experienced pain and boughr jewelry. Rita Rudner
“ I prefer solitude to companions, since there are so few men who are trustworthy, and almost none truly learned. I do not say this because I demand scholarship in all men -- although the sum total of m… Girolamo Cardano
“ Marriage has no guarantees. If that's what you're looking for, go live with a car battery. Erma Bombeck
