"Only after I faced the unhappiness of my first marriage did I start on the path of personal growth." ― Judith Wright Topic(s): Marriage More In Marriage "It had not occurred to me that marriage requires the same effort as a career. And unlike a career, marriage requires a joint effort."― Jessica Savitch "Marriage is like a game of chess except the board is flowing water, the pieces are made of smoke and no move you make will have any effect on the outcome."― Jerry Seinfeld "Marriage, n: the state or condition of a community consisting of a master, a mistress, and two slaves, making in all, two."― Ambrose Bierce