" Ruth’s soon-to-be mother-in-law gave her advice about how to have a happy marriage. Just before the ceremony, Evelyn sat her down and said, “Ruth, remember in every good marriage it helps to be a little hard of hearing.”14 She then presented Ruth with a pair of earplugs. Ruth said that whereas she didn’t particularly need those earplugs in her marriage, they definitely came in handy later with law faculty colleagues. "

― Teri Kanefield , Free to Be Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Story of Women and Law