Quotes About Commitment

Everyone wants to be worth a little sacrifice.

Feelings were not enough. There must be more. There must be trust, respect, honor. All that she longed to give Quillan. A warmth of appreciation filled her. She loved him with something that went beyond feelings.

There's you. There's me. We love each other, and we have since we were kids, so we should be together. The end.

Altfel spus; orice relatie de dragoste se intemeiaza pe niste conventii nescrise, pe care partenerii le stabilesc inconstient din primele saptamani. Traiesc amandoi ca intr-un vis, in acelasi timp, fara sa-si dea seama, redacteaza in amanuntime, ca niste jurnalisti intransigenti, clauzele contractului lor. O,amanti! fiti prudenti in aceste prime zile primejioase. Daca veti duce celuilalt micul dejun la pat, va trebui sa faceti asta mereu, de nu veti fi acuzati de indiferenta si tradare.

We do not need to find something we are best at; what is important is simply that we do our best.

I fought for her, won her, and then I fought everyone who wanted to hurt her.

She didn't need my protection, only my partnership.

but my heart's all yours, so I can't give it away. Not to anyone.

Robert," she whispers, "you have my heart.

He lied to you too, Sophie I know, I said softly. You're risking that adorable little neck of yours for an asshole. I am, I admitted. The fountain was now a blur as the wind played with the carefully structured pattern of the water. But here's the thing...he's my asshole. Is this about ownership? Marcus asked incredulously, Or is it about love? It's about love, I whispered. Marcus I...I love my asshole, okay? I love him so much.

it is always wise to do one's duty, however unpleasant that duty may seem to be. -Ozma

With Dorothy hard at work, the

when you marry a girl, you marry the inside as well as the outside

If Gilbert had been asked to describe his ideal woman the description would have answered point for point to Anne … He had made up his mind, also, that his future must be worthy of its goddess. … But he meant to keep himself worthy of Anne's friendship and perhaps some distant day her love; and he watched over word and thought and deed as jealously as if her clear eyes were to pass in judgment on it.

Young men are all very well in their place, but it doesn't do to drag them into everything, does it? Diana and I are thinking seriously of promising each other that we will never marry but be nice old maids and live together forever

They belonged to each other; and, no matter what life might hold for them, it could never alter that. Their happiness was in each other's keeping and both were unafraid.

E embora valha muito a pena ter ambições, elas não são conquistadas a pouco custo: demandam seu quinhão de trabalho e abnegação, ansiedade e desânimo.

I don't really know how to relate to a long-term day-in day-out kind of comfortable relationship.

Couples should abstain from sexual relations at least 2 or 3 days a week. Gradually try to reach a stage of celibacy most days.

Relationships take time and energy, and your job kind of sucks that all out of you. It takes an extra effort to stay present in a relationship when you are working kind of hours.

Marriage requires searing honesty at all costs. I learned that from my third wife.

A growing relationship can only be nurtured by genuineness.

For a woman the objective is often a committed relationship also known as the destination. For a men the road trip on the way to the destination is often the most fun.

A lot of people seem to want to make the institution of marriage substitute for a real relationship.