"A marriage is no amusement but a solemn act, and generally a sad one." ― Queen Victoria Topic(s): Marriage More From Queen Victoria "I think people really marry far too much; it is such a lottery after all, and for a poor woman a very doubtful happiness." "When I think of a merry, happy, free young girl – and look at the ailing, aching state a young wife generally is doomed to – which you can’t deny is the penalty of marriage." "Great events make me quiet and calm; it is only trifles that irritate my nerves." More In Marriage "There were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded."― Princess Diana "I come from divorce. I’m only doing marriage once. It’s not a game for me."― Shia LaBeouf "It is always incomprehensible to a man that a woman should ever refuse an offer of marriage."― Jane Austen