Jointure Quotes & Sayings

Mrs. Jennings was a widow, with an ample jointure. She had only two daughters, both of whom she had lived to see respectably married, and she had now therefore nothing to do but to marry all the rest of the world. — Jane Austen

People say they want to die in their own home. But me, I was ready for the hospital. The sterilized sheets, the machines, the whole bit. It just seemed easier there. Easier to cast myself off, I mean. — Kevin Brockmeier

I'm a black woman every day, and I'm not confused about that. I'm not worried about that. I don't need to have a discussion with you about how I feel as a black woman, because I don't feel disempowered as a black woman. — Shonda Rhimes

I started using a raft at my shows in 2009, and in 2011, I started caking people. — Steve Aoki

Sometimes one likes foolish people for their folly, better than wise people for their wisdom. — Elizabeth Gaskell

We're like lightning and thunder, inherently different but alike enough to share the same sky. — Krista Ritchie

We should pray that God would enrich his ordinance with his presence; that he would make the sacrament effectual to all those holy ends and purposes for which he hath appointed it; that it may be the feast of our graces, and the funeral of our corruptions; that it may not only be a sign to represent, but an instrument to convey, Christ to us, and a seal to assure us of our heavenly jointure [union]. — Thomas Watson

Isn't anyone going to take these damnable arrows out of me? — Cayla Kluver

Our brightest dreams and our greatest fears are just over the horizon. — Kent Nerburn