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“Pray to God, but row away from the rocks.”
― Hunter S. Thompson

“For each of these women, the fear of the unknown — of leaving a marriage and casting off alone — may have bound them to a marriage where there is insensitivity, neglect, or even outright abuse. People learn intimacy at home, and when those early standards are set too low, a wife may second-guess her judgment about when and whether she should leave.”
― Anne Michaud, Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Eight Political Wives

“Life is untimely.”
― Christine M. Knight

“Down the narrow trail
to the sound of sea lions
barking their belonging,
we wandered into their world,
the one we thought was ours.”
― Don Hynes, Something Will Change Me: Poems of Hope, Healing, and Personal Transformation