"A marriage...makes of two fractional lives a..." - Quote by Mark Twain
A marriage...makes of two fractional lives a whole; it gives to two purposeless lives a work, and doubles the strength of each to perform it; it gives to two questioning natures a reason for living, and something to live for; it will give a new gladness to the sunshine, a new fragrance to the flowers, a new beauty to the earth, and a new mystery to life.
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“Conformity—the natural instinct to passively yield to that vague something recognized as authority.”
“Doesn't make any difference who we are or what we are, there's always somebody to look down on.”
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