Quote by Iris Murdoch
The priesthood is a marriage. People often start by falling in lov

The priesthood is a marriage. People often start by falling in love, and they go on for years without realizing that love must change into some other love which is so unlike it that it can hardly be recognized as love at all. – Iris Murdoch

Other quotes by Iris Murdoch

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

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Survival
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There is no substitute for the comfort supplied by the utterly taken-for granted relationship. – Iris Murdoch

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Marriage
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Falling out of love is chiefly a matter of forgetting how charming someone is. – Iris Murdoch

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I think there is a generation gap. I personally look forward to, as our generation becomes the leaders, you are gonna see a change, and I think hopefully gay marriage will be a part of that country. – Vanessa Kerry

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Marriage

I think the institute of marriage is a noble thing. The idea of a partner for life is incredibly romantic. But now were living to 100. A hundred years ago people were dying at age 37. Til death do us part was a much different deal. – Debra Messing

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Marriage

I suffered from a mild case of postpartum depression after my second child and the physical challenge of maintaining an overnight shift at CBS, a marriage, and two in diapers made the symptoms worse and everyone in the house paid the price. – Mika Brzezinski

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Marriage

Love, the quest marriage, the conquest divorce, the inquest. – Helen Rowland

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Marriage

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Pray for intestinal fortitude, work hard, and keep the faith. Oh, and pray for good luck, youre gonna need it. – Jerry Reed

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The great dream merchant Disney was a success because make-believe was what everyone seemed to need in a spiritually empty land. – Arthur Erickson

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