Jan Struther, Mrs. Miniver Quotes

...[A] certain degree of un-understanding (not mis-, but un-) is the only possible sanctuary which one human being can offer to another in the midst of the devastating intimacy of a happy marriage.

It's as important to marry the right life as it is the right person.

...[Y]ou cannot successfully navigate the future unless you keep always framed beside it a small clear image of the past.

...[T]he mechanics of life should never be allowed to interfere with living.