Logo
Quote by Iris Murdoch
In almost every marriage there is a selfish and an unselfish partn

In almost every marriage there is a selfish and an unselfish partner. A pattern is set up and soon becomes inflexible, of one person always making the demands and one person always giving way. – Iris Murdoch

Other quotes by Iris Murdoch

Happiness is a matter of one’s most ordinary and everyday mode of consciousness being busy and lively and unconcerned with self. – Iris Murdoch

Category:
Happiness
Author
Iris Murdoch
Read Quote

The notion that one will not survive a particular catastrophe is, in general terms, a comfort since it is equivalent to abolishing the catastrophe. – Iris Murdoch

Category:
Survival
Author
Iris Murdoch
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
Marriage
category

I dont want marriage. You know why? Because I did that. I did it for 32 years. – Lynn Redgrave

Category:
Marriage

I dont do marriage. I think its incredibly naff. And I dont like vulgar displays of ostentation. – Jenny Eclair

Category:
Marriage

A good marriage is different to a happy marriage. – Debra Winger

Category:
Marriage

If you leave your wife and you dont ever contact her again, that says something about how you felt about the marriage. – H. G. Bissinger

Category:
Marriage

Random Quotes

Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery. – Calvin Coolidge

Category:
Presidents Day

Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity. – Aristotle

Category:
Education

Its a fine thing to rise above pride, but you must have pride in order to do so. – Georges Bernanos

Category:
Pride

Im so single. Its funny. Im usually a relationship girl. I love being in love and having a partner in crime. But its good to be your own partner in crime. God, that makes me sound like I have multiple-personality disorder. – Brittany Snow

Category:
funny