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Quote by Samuel Butler
Marriage is distinctly and repeatedly excluded from heaven. Is thi

Marriage is distinctly and repeatedly excluded from heaven. Is this because it is thought likely to mar the general felicity? – Samuel Butler

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Men who have a pierced ear are better prepared for marriage – theyve experienced pain and bought jewelry. – Rita Rudner

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Marriage as an institution developed from rape as a practice. Rape, originally defined as abduction, became marriage by capture. Marriage meant the taking was to extend in time, to be not only use of but possession of, or ownership. – Andrea Dworkin

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I love marriage. I failed at marriage, but Id rather go into anything with gusto and fail than go into it half-assed. – Kirstie Alley

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In interviews I gave early on in my career, I was quoted as saying it was possible to have it all: a dynamic job, marriage, and children. In some respects, I was a social adolescent. – Jessica Savitch

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