“I have come to the conclusion never again to think of marrying, and for this reason, I can never be satisfied with anyone who would be blockhead enough to have me
“Is not marriage an open question, when it is alleged, from the beginning of the world, that such as are in the institution wish to get out, and such as are out wish to get in?
“A wedding is a ceremony at which two persons undertake to become one, one undertakes to become nothing, and nothing undertakes to become supportable
“Marriage: A ceremony in which rings are put on the finger of the lady and through the nose of the gentleman.
“The sum which two married people owe to one another defies calculation. It is an infinite debt, which can only be discharged through all eternity
“Marriage is like a cage; one sees the birds outside desperate to get in, and those inside desperate to get out