“So," he called to her back, "Just out of curiosity, you know, purely conversation and all, at what age will you be entertaining offers of marriage?" "You think it'll be so easy?" she called back over her shoulder. "No way. There will be tasks. Like in a fairy tale." "Sounds dangerous." "Very, so think twice." "No need," he said. "You're worth it.” 
― Laini Taylor

“I love you. I hate you. I like you. I hate you. I love you. I think you’re stupid. I think you’re a loser. I think you’re wonderful. I want to be with you. I don’t want to be with you. I would never date you. I hate you. I love you…..I think the madness started the moment we met and you shook my hand. Did you have a disease or something?” 
― Shannon L. Alder

“Men are my hobby, if I ever got married I'd have to give it up.”
― Mae West

“Rejection is an opportunity for your selection.” 
― Bernard Branson

“Never forget the nine most important words of any family- I love you. You are beautiful. Please forgive me.” 
― H. Jackson Brown Jr.

“I really don't see anything romantic in proposing. It is very romantic to be in love. But there is nothing romantic about a definite proposal. Why, one may be accepted. One usually is, I believe. Then the excitement is all over. The very essence of romance is uncertainty. If ever I get married, I'll certainly try to forget the fact.” 
― Oscar Wilde

“People go on marrying because they can't resist natural forces, although many of them may know perfectly well that they are possibly buying a month's pleasure with a life's discomfort.” 
― Thomas Hardy

“Getting married is like trading in the adoration of many for the sarcasm of one.” 
― Mae West