“Marriage is one long sacrifice.”
“A successful marriage is coalition governance that has many compromises and sacrifices.”
“Marriage is the art of balancing the desires of each, within the hearts of both, and doing so without uneven sacrifice of either.”
“Of course we all want to make compromises for our spouse. That’s part of the bargain of marriage, after all. But when compromise gets into sacrifice, then that’s when the territory becomes dangerous, because that’s when resentments build up. And the problem with navigating this territory is that there is no map, because what’s compromise for one person might be the most terrible sacrifice for another.”
“To long a sacrifice can make a stone of a heart”
“We who would seek new land must be willing to sacrifice the sight of shore for a long, long time.”