"Marriage is what happens when one at least of the partners doesn't want the other to get away."

-- Fay Weldon

#Want Quotes #Partners Quotes #Get Away Quotes

“It is perfectly acceptable to have a physical problem in our culture, but people tend to shy away from anything that has to do with the emotions.”

Source : John E. Sarno (2001). “Healing Back Pain: The Mind-Body Connection”, p.52, Hachette UK
“The combination of Federalism and Republicanism which formed the substance of the system, did not constitute a progressive and formative political principle, but it pointed in the direction of a constructive formula.”

Source : Herbert Croly (2005). “The Promise of American Life”, p.51, Cosimo, Inc.
“Perhaps you should say there should be mandatory retirement even of members of the court, members of the federal judiciary. I'm sure there can be questions about whether one does as good work when you get into your - you know, I'm 67.”

Source : Booknotes television interview, July 5, 1992.
“Job was what you'd technically describe as a loony.”

Source : "Fictional character: George Spiggott". "Bedazzled", www.imdb.com. December 10, 1967.
“If I can convince others that there is a God and that they need to know Him, then I have done my job.”
“Yes, Bill Clinton is a big flirt.”
“Tobias Buckell combines old world with new in his novel CRYSTAL RAIN. While the rich cultures, drawn in part from Caribbean history and lore, echo a familiar landscape, he brings it out of the Earth milieu and into a bold new universe where technology and tradition collide. I enjoyed his colorful characters and musical use of language; his voice is fresh and entirely readable.”
“God often gives nuts to toothless people.”

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