Quotes: Husbands

I focused on where she was from of course, her voice and her history, her relationship with God – her religion. This was probably the strongest relationship she has had, really. She never seemed to maintain close relationships with husbands.

American husbands are the best in the world; no other husbands are so generous to their wives, or can be so easily divorced.

A lover may be a shadowy creature, but husbands are made of flesh and blood.

With two leftover husbands to account for, my wicked soul has just about shriveled and died.

Wives in their husbands’ absences grow subtler, And daughters sometimes run off with the butler.

I’ve owned more sofas than I’ve had husbands. Both sag in the end, but I generally fall out of love with the furniture quicker than the men.

I should like to know what is the proper function of women, if it is not to make reasons for husbands to stay at home, and still stronger reasons for bachelors to go out.

Women’s courage is rather different from men’s. The fact that women have to bring up children and look after husbands makes them braver at facing long-term issues, such as illness. Men are more immediately courageous. Lots of people are brave in battle.

Many men hoard for the future husbands of their wives.

I think women are natural caretakers. They take care of everybody. They take care of their husbands and their kids and their dogs, and don’t spend a lot of time just getting back and taking time out.