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The Marriage Test QUOTES

The Marriage Test QUOTES

1 " No marriage is perfect,” she says. “And not everything you do together will work. The question is what you can live with and what you can’t live without. "

― Suzanne Redfearn , The Marriage Test

2 " Her spirit is etched on my soul, which means I will never fully lose her "

― Suzanne Redfearn , The Marriage Test

3 " The thing to know is, when that happens, I will not be gone. None of us who are loved and truly known ever disappear. I am a part of you, just as my parents, my grandparents, and your grandfather are a part of me. I carry them with me.” She touches her fist to her heart. “Here. Always. Exponential.” Exponential. One plus one, so much more than two. Then I am in her arms, and she is rocking me, and the grief I’ve been holding floods out of me and into her, where she releases it like fairy dust into the air until all that’s left is love. 11 Walton steps off the boat, the dive bag on his shoulder. "

― Suzanne Redfearn , The Marriage Test

4 " Feisty as ever and determined to beat this thing.” While it still hurts each time I think of the inevitable someday of being in the world without her, the past few days made me appreciate the gift of time we’ve already had. Constantly, "

― Suzanne Redfearn , The Marriage Test

5 " Her spirit is etched on my soul, which means I will never fully lose her, and it brings enormous comfort. "

― Suzanne Redfearn , The Marriage Test

6 " Our love was real, and you were my almost Mr. Right, and I was your almost Mrs. Wrong. I hope when the hurt recedes, you will be able to see that. When I think of you, it will not be with regret. You were my hero, my champion, my almost soul mate, and you will always hold a place in my heart. "

― Suzanne Redfearn , The Marriage Test

7 " so, then perhaps the marriage cake is intended not only to presage but also to influence, a test not only of how far two people are willing to go for each other but also of how much they are willing to change, and if in that willingness to transform, like the seahorses altering their rhythms to sync their hearts to each other, lies the answer to becoming one. "

― Suzanne Redfearn , The Marriage Test