Quotes About Relationships

Then … Rufus's fear of death calls me to him, and my own fear of death sends me home.

My point is—my question is—how in the world can anyone get married and make babies with things the way they are now?

I didn't like them when I heard them. I liked them even less when I met them. They look at us as though we smell and they don't. Of course, it doesn't matter whether I like them or not. There are other people in the neighborhood whom I don't like. But I don't trust the Payne-Parrishes. The kids seem all right, but the adults. … I wouldn't want to have to depend on them. Not even for little things.

Some middle class men prove they're men by having a lot of wives in temporary or permanent relationships. Some upper class men prove they're men by having one wife and a lot of beautiful, disposable young servant girls. Nasty.

And of course he was flattered that she wanted him. He was human, and no doubt tired of being alone.

even people who loved me could demand more of me than I could give-and expect their demands to be met simply because I owed them.

It was no news to me that other people's fathers could be monsters.

Taking care of other people can be a good cure for nightmares like yours and maybe hers.

are, too, don't forget. People who poison each other, then disclaim all responsibility.

I like them, and … they're all I have left. But I need more time to decide. It's no small thing to commit yourself to other people.

Strangely, they seemed to like him, hold him in contempt, and fear him all at the same time. This confused me because I felt just about the same mixture of emotions for him myself. I had thought my feelings were complicated because he and I had such a strange relationship. But then, slavery of any kind fostered strange relationships. Only

How in the world can anyone get married and make babies with things the way they are now?

And Dad beams when people tell him how smart and industrious I am. I love him. He's the best person I know, and I care what he thinks. I wish I didn't, but I do.

Love is an attempt at penetrating another being, but it can only succeed if the surrender is mutual.

Love is an attempt to penetrate another being, but it can only be realized if the surrender is mutual.

Love is the revelation of the other person's freedom.

Treasure the love you receive above all. It will survive long after your good health has vanished.

Treasure the love you receive above all. It will survive long after your gold and good health have vanished.

Treasure the friendship you receive above all. It will survive long after your gold and good health have vanished.

Marriage is the alliance of two people, one of whom never remembers birthdays and the other never forgets them.

I believe a little incompatibility is the spice of life, particularly if he has income and she is pattable.

An occasional lucky guess as to what makes a wife tick is the best a man can hope for, Even then, no sooner has he learned how to cope with the tick than she tocks.

Middle age is when you've met so many people that every new person you meet reminds you of someone else.

Oh, what a tangled web do parents weave When they think that their children are nave.