Children are supposed to help hold a marriage together. They do this in a number of ways. For instance, they demand so much attention that a husband and wife, concentrating on their children, fail to notice each other's faults.

An affair now and then is good for a marriage. It adds spice, stops it from getting boring... I ought to know.

More belongs to marriage than four legs in a bed.

A wife lasts only for the length of the marriage, but an ex-wife is there for the rest of your life.

I'm so wrapped up in my work that it's often impossible to consider other things in my life. My marriage ended in divorce because of this, my relationship with Holly has suffered by this.