Never Explain, Never Complain.

A Marriage, Even One That Goes Awry, Generates Claims And Needs That Persist Like An Afterglow Long After The Emotional Fire Is Burned Out.

Fortunately For The Human Race, Pain, However Piercing, Is Not A Lasting Emotion. The Recollection Of Happiness Lingers, But The Consciousness Never Retains For Long The First Thrust Of Tragic Loss. The Details Of Daily Life Crowd In Upon The Mind.

There Can Be Nothing More Baffling In A Human Relationship Than Silence, The Dark Loom Of Doubts And Questions Unexpressed.

The Real Essence Of Any Marriage That Has Struggled, However Unsuccessfully, Towards Happiness, Lies In The Growth Of A Wordless Understanding That What Is Acceptable To One Partner Will Be Acceptable To The Other.

I Never Make A Trip To The United States Without Visiting A Supermarket. To Me They Are More Fascinating Than Any Fashion Salon.