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“Physical relationship divorced from spiritual is body without soul.” Mahatma Gandhi, “The Story of my Experiments with Truth” - 1929

“Some cynical Frenchman has said that there are two parties to a love-transaction: the one who loves and the other who condescends to be so treated.” William Makepeace Thackeray, “Vanity Fair” - 1847

“There's always one who loves and one who lets himself be loved.” W. Somerset Maugham, “Of Human Bondage” - 1915

“How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on treating her as if she were a perfectly rational being?” Oscar Wilde, “A Woman of No Importance” - 1893

“Celibacy goes deeper than the flesh.” F. Scott Fitzgerald, “This Side of Paradise” - 1920

“It's well to be off with the Old Woman before you're on with the New.” George Bernard Shaw, “The Philanderer” - 1893

“The whole world is strewn with snares, traps, gins and pitfalls for the capture of men by women.” George Bernard Shaw, “Man and Superman” - 1903

“Accident counts for much in companionship as in marriage.” Henry Adams, “The Education of Henry Adams” - 1906

“I learned something which has stood me in good stead many times—the most important thing in any relationship is not what you get but what you give.” Eleanor Roosevelt, “The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt” - 1961

“The years with Barbara taught me a great lesson: how having a good relationship can enrich your life.” Arnold Schwarzenegger, “Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story” - 2012

“The 70s are very empty When I got my first TV set, I stopped caring so much about having close relationships with other people.” Andy Warhol, “The Philosophy of Andy Warhol” - 1975

“Relationship is the mirror in which you discover yourself — to be is to be related.” Bruce Lee, “Tao of Jeet Kune Do” - 1975

“Relationship is understanding.” Bruce Lee, “Tao of Jeet Kune Do” - 1975

“Two separate beings, placed in different situations, confronting each other in their freedom, and seeking the justification of existence through each other, will always live an adventure full of risks and promises.” Simone de Beauvoir, “The Second Sex” - 1949

“Gail has said in interviews before that one of the things that makes our relationship work is the fact that we hardly ever get to talk to each other.” Frank Zappa, “The Real Frank Zappa Book” - 1989

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