“Marriage is like a cage; one sees the birds outside desperate to get i...” — Michel de Montaigne Quote

“Marriage is like a cage; one sees the birds outside desperate to get in, and those inside equally desperate to get out.”

“A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself.”

“No pleasure has any savor for me without communication.”

“The secret to a long marriage is to stay gone.”

“In Egypt, where my research is focused, I have seen plenty of trouble in and out of the citadel. There are legions of young men who can't afford to get married, because marriage has become a very expensive proposition. They are expected to bear the burden of costs in married life, but they can't find jobs.”

“Marriage - a book of which the first chapter is written in poetry and the remaining chapters in prose.”