"A witty vicar once said that a good marriage is like a pair of scissors with the couple inseparable joined, often moving in opposite directions, yet always destroying anyone who comes between them. The trick is for the blades to learn to work smoothly together, so as not to cut each other."

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Source : Kristin James, Mary Jo Putney, Julie Tetel (1994). “Promised Brides”

Mary Jo Putney

#Witty Quotes #Couple Quotes #Moving Quotes

“The fullest and best ears of corn hang lowest toward the ground.”
“I've decided I'm going to live this life for some time to come. The freedom and simple beauty is just too good to pass up.”
“Chivalry is not only dead, itâ€™s decomposed.”
“He called me a pie!â€ she announced, defensively. There was a pause. â€œWait. Thatâ€™s not right.â€ â€œA tart?â€ â€œYes! Thatâ€™s it!”
“Change management is kind of a weird concept to me. We can' t control events any more than we can control the weather. But we control how we deal with it and we can control the opportunities that these moments of change create.”
“We very quickly forget about the wonderful things we've got. People lose their excitement because there's too much. Basically we're experiencing nothing, because everything is available to us.”
“Necessity may be mother of invention, but fun is the father.”
“I have to laugh at myself.”

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