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An American Marriage
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"An American Marriage" Quotes

After being wrongfully incarcerated, a man's marriage is put to the test as he and his wife navigate life apart.

Quotes

But home isn't where you land; home is where you launch.

Tayari Jones

homegrowth

There are too many loose ends, too many things that can go wrong. I don't want to be the cause of any more pain.

Tayari Jones

painregret

I can't imagine anything worse than going through life without you by my side.

Tayari Jones

loveloss

There's something about this place, something about the way the light hits the ground and the air smells, that makes me feel like I'm living in a dream.

Tayari Jones

sensory experiencenostalgia

A marriage is more than your heart, it's your life. And we are not sharing ours.

Tayari Jones

marriagecommitment

I'm not sure I ever understood what it meant to be a man until I met you.

Tayari Jones

masculinityfriendship

You don't know what you're capable of until you're asked to rise.

Tayari Jones

capabilitychallenges

I guess you could say that I'm the kind of person who can't help but make a clean break when things are over.

Tayari Jones

moving onclosure

The thing is, there are so many sides to a story, so many shades to a person.

Tayari Jones

perspectivecomplexity

I think sometimes you have to tell a lie in order to live your truth.

Tayari Jones

truthhonesty