“Marriage is memory, marriage is time. Marriage is not only time: it is also, parodoxically, the denial of time.”

“Maybe the difference between first marriage and second marriage is that the second time at least you know you are gambling.”

“Married women are far more depressed than married men -- in unhappy marriages, three times more; and -- interestingly -- in happy marriages, five times more. In truth, it is men who are thriving in marriage, now as always, and who show symptoms of psychological and physical distress outside it. Not only their emotional well-being but their very lives, some studies say, depend on being married!”

“Marriage is long enough to have plenty of room for time behind it.”

“So she viewed time spent in the land of the normal as an investigation into the world of marriage-worthy men, even if she was unsure about her own interest in marriage. There must be one solid citizen who also had a spark of life, a sense of humor and adventure.”

“A successful marriage requires falling in love many times -- always with the same person.”