Daily Dabble in the Classics, J.R.R. Tolkien
Nearly all marriages, even happy ones, are mistakes: in the sense that almost certainly (in a more perfect world, or even with a little more care in this very imperfect one) both partners might be found more suitable mates. But the real soul-mate is the one you are actually married to.
Source: J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter to Michael Tolkien, March 1941.
Daily Dabble in the Classics is researched, compiled, and edited (with occasional commentary, introductory and explanatory notes, spelling modernizations and paragraph reformatting) by Steve Farrell. Copyright © 2011 Steve Farrell and The Moral Liberal.
