Reaing a bit more of Travels with Samantha, I found some more relationship quotes to add to the one about Transactional Relationships:
Ken’s attitude reminded me of Socrates’s advice: “By all means marry. If you have a good wife, you will be happy. If you have a bad wife, you will become a philosopher.”
We parted warmly, even if our reunion underscored a friend’s philosophy: “We need to see ex-girlfriends occasionally so that we remember why we aren’t with them anymore.”
The two most destructive forces in the universe are man’s desire to be with woman and the automobile; disaster is certain when the two are combined.