Things didn't go bad between Georgie and Neal. Things were always bad -- and always good. Their marriage was like a set of scales constantly balancing itself. And then, at some point, when neither of them was paying attention, they'd tipped so far over into bad, they'd settled there. Now only an enormous amount of good would shift them back. An impossible amount of good. Rainbow Rowell
About This Quote

This quote is a great example of the concept of "wishful thinking." In this case, Neal and Georgiana are both in agreement that the marriage was always bad. Even though they don't see it, their marriage can still be saved. The quote is about how much better things could be if only they'd stop "the use of bad language" and "spending money when they were not necessary." They fail to see that what they really need is to stop fighting all the time.

Source: Landline

Some Similar Quotes
  1. Marriage can be made to work if both the partners can see beyond themselves and understand the limitations, needs and abilities of the other person and are willing to embrace the positive and negative aspects of each other in their understanding. But it never happens... - Chitralekha Paul
  2. Getting divorced just because you don't love a man is almost as silly as getting married just because you do. - Zsa Zsa Gabor
  3. Marriage without struggle is like an unfired clay pot. It is easily made, but it will not stand the test of time. - Allan Wolf
  4. Some people claim that marriage interferes with romance. There's no doubt about it. Anytime you have a romance, your wife is bound to interfere. - Groucho Marx
  5. Romance isn't just about pink balloons and heart-shaped cards. It is something much deeper. He put a hand to his heart. Here, where it matters, men are more caring. <span style="margin:15px; display:block"></span>Ask any young woman what kind of man she wants to marry and the... - Farahad Zama
More Quotes By Rainbow Rowell
  1. Eleanor was right. She never looked nice. She looked like art, and art wasn't supposed to look nice; it was supposed to make you feel something.
  2. Holding Eleanor's hand was like holding a butterfly. Or a heartbeat. Like holding something complete, and completely alive.
  3. What are the chances you’d ever meet someone like that? he wondered. Someone you could love forever, someone who would forever love you back? And what did you do when that person was born half a world away? The math seemed impossible.
  4. Happily ever after, or even just together ever after, is not cheesy, ” Wren said. “It’s the noblest, like, the most courageous thing two people can shoot for.
  5. Every woman wants a man who'll fall in love with her soul as well as her body.
Related Topics