Page xviThe words in the marriage ceremony “from this day forward” are scary. At the moment a couple exchange those vows, they can never know what they really mean, what hills and valleys stretch out in from of them in the years ahead. But if you take the words seriously, there is no going back. There’s only the future, unlimited and unknowable, and the promise to make the journey together.Page 45Abigail Adams: I rejoice in a preacher who has some warmth, some energy, some feeling. “Deliver me from your cold phlegmatic preachers, politicians, friends, lovers and husbands. I thank heaven I am not so constituted myself and so connected.” Ahem.Page 352In writing this book we came to realize that all marriages are mixed marriages, starting with those between a man and a woman. The whole notion that differences between religions are greater than the differences between genders is ridiculous. Page 353The problem with divorce in this country is that it is not an effective deterrent to marriage.Kind of like you say at the end – it’s nice to have older friends who aren’t your parents.” By the way, it’s nice to have younger friends who are not your children.
I really enjoyed this book a lot. It was written in interview form and at times I had to see who was talking. It was quite interesting how Cokie being Catholic and Steve being Jewish celebrated the holidays and managed to bring both their religions into their family. They had such great respect for one another and their families that they would not have slighted either ones family. They have two children a boy and a girl. When they both married they included both religions in their ceremonies. It is definitely a book I would recommend.
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