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Single life7 quotes
For what is wedlock forced but a hell,
An age of discord and continual strife?
Whereas the contrary bringeth bliss
And is a pattern of celestial peace. — William Shakespeare · 1592I would be married, but I'de have no Wife,
I would be married to a single Life. — Richard Crashaw · 1646Marriage may often be a stormy lake, but celibacy is almost always a muddy horsepond. — Thomas Love Peacock · 1817Being an old maid is like death by drowning, a really delightful sensation after you cease to struggle. — Edna Ferber · 1929I shall never marry; I regard that now as an established fact, and on the whole a very respectable one; I am both happy enough and miserable enough, as it is, and don't wish to add to either side of the account. — Henry James · 1884Being alone and liking it is, for a woman, an act of treachery, and infidelity far more threatening than adultery. — Molly Haskell · 1999All 7 quotes →Marriage4 quotes
For what is wedlock forced but a hell,
An age of discord and continual strife?
Whereas the contrary bringeth bliss
And is a pattern of celestial peace. — William Shakespeare · 1592I would be married, but I'de have no Wife,
I would be married to a single Life. — Richard Crashaw · 1646Marriage may often be a stormy lake, but celibacy is almost always a muddy horsepond. — Thomas Love Peacock · 1817I shall never marry; I regard that now as an established fact, and on the whole a very respectable one; I am both happy enough and miserable enough, as it is, and don't wish to add to either side of the account. — Henry James · 1884Single women2 quotes
Being an old maid is like death by drowning, a really delightful sensation after you cease to struggle. — Edna Ferber · 1929Being alone and liking it is, for a woman, an act of treachery, and infidelity far more threatening than adultery. — Molly Haskell · 1999Conflict in marriage1 quote
For what is wedlock forced but a hell,
An age of discord and continual strife?
Whereas the contrary bringeth bliss
And is a pattern of celestial peace. — William Shakespeare · 1592Mornings1 quote
Morning reading-like morning newspapers, morning sex, morning lie-ins, and morning running-is the luxury of childless people. — Zadie Smith · 2016Parenting1 quote
Morning reading-like morning newspapers, morning sex, morning lie-ins, and morning running-is the luxury of childless people. — Zadie Smith · 2016Patriarchy1 quote
Being alone and liking it is, for a woman, an act of treachery, and infidelity far more threatening than adultery. — Molly Haskell · 1999Relationships1 quote
I shall never marry; I regard that now as an established fact, and on the whole a very respectable one; I am both happy enough and miserable enough, as it is, and don't wish to add to either side of the account. — Henry James · 1884