" The divorce was a blow to Marjorie's pride from which she would never fully recover. Despite her beauty, brains, and wealth, Marjorie never had a marriage that remained happy for very long.

Once, General Foods chairman Clare Francis asked her about them outright. 'Marjorie, you could run General Motors. you could run U.S. Steel. You're the smartest woman I know.But why do you have so much trouble with husbands?
'Clare, I honestly don't know. Ain't it hell?'Marjorie said and shrugged her shoulders. "

― Nancy Rubin Stuart , American Empress: The Life and Times of Marjorie Merriweather Post