Quote by Patrick White
My father and mother were second cousins, though they did not meet

My father and mother were second cousins, though they did not meet till shortly before their marriage. – Patrick White

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Probably induced by the asthma, I started reading and writing early on, my literary efforts from the age of about nine running chiefly to poetry and plays. – Patrick White

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A man may be a fool and not know it, but not if he is married. – H.L. Mencken

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I say I never wanna get married. I feel trapped with the idea of marriage. How can you really be with somebody forever? Id get bored! As I get older, I dont settle. Id rather tell somebody This is what I want – take it or leave it. – Amanda Bynes

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Marriage

It takes patience to appreciate domestic bliss volatile spirits prefer unhappiness. – George Santayana

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Marriage

The sum and substance of female education in America, as in England, is training women to consider marriage as the sole object in life, and to pretend that they do not think so. – Harriet Martineau

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Put a bridle on thy tongue set a guard before thy lips, lest the words of thine own mouth destroy thy peace… on much speaking cometh repentance, but in silence is safety. – William Drummond

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