But after I met you--! Oh, girl, it's all roses and lilies--the only thing in the world, and don't you forget it! Come on in and give it a try!" "It's not the only thing in the world," said Mary, shaking her head.
"That's the reason I don't want to come in: When a man marries, he goes right on with his life as though nothing had happened.

That shows it's not the only thing with him.

But when a woman marries--well, she simply surrenders her future and her independence.

It may be right that she should, too, for all I know--but I'm going to try the other way first.
I'm going right on with my life, the same as a man does--and see what I get by it." "How long are you going to try it, do you think ?" "Until I've found out whether love _is_ the only thing in a woman's life.
If I find that I can't do anything else--if I find that a girl can only be as bright as a man until she reaches the marrying age, and then she just naturally stands still while he just naturally goes forward--why, then, I'll put an advertisement in the paper 'Husband Wanted.

Mary Spencer.