"Prior to penicillin and medical research, death was an everyday occurrence. It was intimate." ― Katherine Dunn Topic(s): Marriage More From Katherine Dunn "American culture is torn between our long romance with violence and our terror of the devastation wrought by war and crime and environmental havoc." "We’re also far enough from the publishing power that we have no access to the politics of publishing, although there are interpersonal politics, of course." More In Marriage "Do not miss your children’s childhood. Do not be away 200 nights a year as I was. Do not put strains on your marriage or family."― Joe Scarborough "Marriage is a reflection of your life in general: how you treat people, how you argue, how secure you are in your own thoughts. How vehemently do you argue your point of view? With what disdain do you view the other’s point of view?"― William Shatner "Marriage is a feast where the grace is sometimes better than the dinner."― Charles Caleb Colton