“It isn’t a case of marriage having been tried and found wanting. In this 20th century world, true marriage is deeply wanted, but largely untried.”

“The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult; and left untried.”

“The way to an ordinary marriage is the path of least resistance. If you want an extraordinary marriage, you will have to choose it.”

“Mr. Franz, I think careers are a 20th century invention and I don't want one.”

“You were kidnapped not?""I was kidnapped.""You were forced not into marriage?""I was forced into marriage.""You want not an annulment?""I want not an annulment.”

“What’s killing him is the idea that I will die unhappy, in a miserable marriage. He hates that my life isn’t ending on a good note… So I told him that he’s a good man and was the love of my life, both of which are true. I tried to tell him all the things I hadn’t told him before… Mostly, I wanted him to understand the real reason I’d thought our marriage was over. It was over because we forgot to stay in love. Both of us.”