I think of Joan Didion and John Dunne arriving in Central Park together every morning, walking their separate routes before returning to each other. I’ve always found that sentiment beautiful. To follow a compass of your own choosing—free in the knowledge that you are known, your life is shared, you’ll debrief with your favourite person at the end... See more

The point of marriage is not to create a quick commonality by tearing down all boundaries; on the contrary, a good marriage is one in which each partner appoints the other to be the guardian of his solitude, and thus they show each other the greatest possible trust. A merging of two people is an impossibility, and where it seems to exist, it is a

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