"Marriage and especially the ceremony which announces it, the wedding... That is how we say to the world, 'These two are now a family, and with this joining our families are joined, too. And you had damned well better respect that."

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Source : Eileen Wilks (2010). “Blood Magic”, p.287, Penguin

Eileen Wilks

#Two Quotes #Joining Quotes #World Quotes

“Am I in love? Absolutely. I'm in love with ancient philosophers, foreign painters, classic authors, and musicians who have died long ago. I'm a passionate lover. I fawn over these people. I have given them my heart and my soul. The trouble is, I'm unable to love anyone tangible. I have sacrificed a physical bond, for a metaphysical relationship. I am the ultimate idealistic lover.”
“Authentic Christian Preaching carries a note of authority and a demand for decisions not found elsewhere in society.”
“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”
“So long as God reveals Himself, or doesn't, He is behaving like God.”
“It is important to reflect on the kindness of others. Every aspect of our present well-being is due to others' hard work. The buildings we live and work in, the roads we travel, the clothes we wear, and the food we eat, are all provided by others. None of them would exist but for the kindness of so many people unknown to us.”
“Ah, God! what trances of torments does that man endure who is consumed with one unachieved revengeful desire. He sleeps with clenched hands; and wakes with his own bloody nails in his palms.”
“I was the only guy who is referred to as Mr. Smith in the New York Times and in the same week as Sexy Rexy in some teen magazine.”
“Every advantage has its disadvantage.”

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