"Modern marriage is first and foremost a romantic and private union, but the tax laws and inheritance laws and religious implications that still surround this institution indicate that marriage has evolved without casting away its earlier purposes or assumptions. It's like we just keep building on this thing, piling new advancements on the old model."

-- Elizabeth Gilbert

#Religious Quotes #Law Quotes #Advancement Quotes

“It takes vision and courage to create”
“It is difficult to conceive any situation more painful than to watch the lingering agony of an exhausted country, to tend it during the alternate fits of stupefaction and raving which precede its dissolution, and to see the symptoms of vitality disappear one by one, till nothing is left but coldness, darkness, and corruption.”
“Prudence in action avails more than wisdom in conception.”
“I'm not really sure what people's preconceived notions are. I don't look at the gossip websites - it's unhealthy and I think it's a large part of what drives people in L.A. crazy.”
“I can take my wife out for a lovely evening this Friday, which is a to do. But being a good husband is not an event; it needs to be part of my natureâ€”my character, or who I am.”
“Christmas is a time to mark our progress through this earthly journey. Because of Christmas, this we know: Christ was born for us. He is love, and the plans he has for us always surpass our own.”
“When you are tempted to look elsewhere for greener pastures, just remember someone else is probably looking at yours. And if another pasture looks greener, perhaps it is getting better care and attention. Grass is always greener . . . where it is watered.”
“Bleeding isn't optional for most of us.”

Source : Eileen Wilks (2012). “Inhuman”, p.24, Penguin

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