# Quote — Anita Brookner, A Start in Life

> It is best to marry for purely selfish reasons.

- Author: [Anita Brookner](https://www.leafyquotes.com/anita-brookner.md)
- Book: [A Start in Life](https://www.leafyquotes.com/anita-brookner/a-start-in-life.md)
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Anita_Brookner#A_Start_in_Life_(1981)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/anita-brookner/a-start-in-life/it-is-best