Love is a matter of give and take -- marriage, a matter of misgive and mistake.

And verily, a woman need know but one man well, in order to understand all men; whereas a man may know all women and understand not one of them.

In love, somehow, a man's heart is always either exceeding the speed limit, or getting parked in the wrong place.

Marriage is the only thing that affords a woman the pleasure of company and the perfect sensation of solitude at the same time.

Before marriage, a man will lie awake thinking about something you said; after marriage , he'll fall asleep before you finish saying it.

A man's heart may have a secret sanctuary where only one woman may enter, but it is full of little anterooms which are seldom vacant.

Between lovers a little confession is a dangerous thing.