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Quote by Thornton Wilder
Marriage is a bribe to make the housekeeper think shes a household

Marriage is a bribe to make the housekeeper think shes a householder. – Thornton Wilder

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But there comes a moment in everybodys life when he must decide whether hell live among the human beings or not – a fool among fools or a fool alone. – Thornton Wilder

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The more decisions that you are forced to make alone, the more you are aware of your freedom to choose. – Thornton Wilder

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That a marriage ends is less than ideal but all things end under heaven, and if temporality is held to be invalidating, then nothing real succeeds. – John Updike

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I think women are natural caretakers. They take care of everybody. They take care of their husbands and their kids and their dogs, and dont spend a lot of time just getting back and taking time out. – Reese Witherspoon

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There are powerful emotions that bring two people together in wonderful harmony in a marriage. Satan knows this, and would tempt you to try these emotions outside of marriage. Do not stir emotions meant to be used only in marriage. – Richard G. Scott

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I think there are a whole host of things that are civil rights, and then there are other things – such as traditional marriage – that, I think, express a communitys concern and regard for a particular institution. – Barack Obama

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