Quote #186657
Never again! I can see no reason for marriage - ever at all. I’ve had it. Three times is enough.
Ingrid Bergman
About This Quote
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Interpretation
In this remark Bergman expresses a hard-earned disillusionment with marriage, framing it not as a romantic ideal but as an institution that has failed her repeatedly. The emphatic “Never again!” and the tally—“Three times is enough”—turn private experience into a blunt verdict: she sees no rational justification for repeating a commitment that has brought pain, constraint, or public turmoil. The quote’s force also lies in its candor; it resists the expectation that a celebrated actress should uphold conventional domestic narratives. Read more broadly, it highlights the tension between personal autonomy and social scripts, suggesting that experience, not tradition, should determine one’s choices about intimate life.




