Quotes About Commitment

No one can fall in love at first sight. Love is built over years, not snapped into existence like a flame that can be as easily extinguished.

No greater bond existed than love sealed by trust.

and what do you think true love is? her father had asked her. 'Loving even when all hope is gone,' she had answered.

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when he had looked into the heart of the labyrinth and made a vow to protect the secret with his life.

You must excel at the basic responsibilities of your job—and so you need to be certain what they are. Sure

That sounds really interesting. I'm working on A, B, and C right now. Which should I set aside in order to focus on this project?

It was a matter of making the best job you can . . . and accepting your fate.

When you've lived alone for a number of years I'm afraid that you begin to realize how hard it would be to accommodate to living with someone else. Adjusting to or even indulging his desires and his life. It was clear to me that I was married to my job. And that I loved it.

If you want to sacrifice the admiration of many men for the criticism of one, go ahead, get married.

willing to abrogate his own creative ambitions.

But then, oh, my blessed, he smiled. I guess from that moment I knew I was going to marry Joseph Wojtkiewicz--God, pope, three motherless children, unspellable name and all. For when he smiled, he looked like the kind of man who would sing to the oysters.

He had promised Leslie that after Christmas he would stay home and fix up the house and plant his garden and listen to music and read books out loud and write only in his spare time.

Sometimes you have to favor your heel, even if it means you're hurting your toe.

Mandarin ducks mate for life and will die of loneliness if separated from their chosen mate.

It was terrible of you, Shanna pouted, but her eyes danced as they turned askance to meet his. I could have left, you know. I was that angry. I would have followed you, Ruark assured with a flash of white teeth. You have my heart and my baby. You would not have escaped.

What price did William pay for your life, for your loyalty sworn by oath? Could I purchase it from him? -Aislinn

Shanna - Madam Beauchamp. You have provided the brightest moment in my day. As she stared, his lips moved further in soundless vow. I love you.

She was his; he was hers. The world could fall apart, and they'd still be one.

Gracious, my girl. Are you going to mope about, or are you going to ease your uncle's and cousin's burdens?

Being in love makes every morning worth getting up for.

Isn't love worth taking a risk?

The very nature of marriage means saying yes before you know what it will cost. Though you may say the "I do" of the wedding ritual in all sincerity, it is the testing of that vow over time that makes you married.

The classic 'seven-year itch' may not be a case of familiarity breeding ennui and contempt, but the shock of having someone you thought you knew all too well suddenly seem a stranger. When that happens, you are compelled to either recommit or get the hell out. There are many such times in a marriage.