On-again, off-again relationship

It wasn’t a decision I made lightly, nor was it a decision I even wanted to make.

— Hayden Panettiere, in her final May interview with Dear Momé, about signing over custody to her ex.

I wanted Brian to be in jail just long enough to scare him, but not long enough where’d he become a worse person. I needed him to admit his wrongs and change because of them, but I didn’t want to traumatize him in an irreversible way.

— Hayden Panettiere, from her memoir This Is Me (May release)

I am prepared to do my part to make sure this man never hurts anyone again.

— Hayden Panettiere, in a 2020 statement about her abuse to inspire others in abusive relationships to seek help.

Only a stew tastes good when reheated. Maybe it's time to draw a line.

— Judge Hans-Joachim Maierhofer during the hearing about an on-off couple.

There was two sets of it [shock] because there were the accusations – which was one thing. And then there was the actual, 'Yeah I did do it' which was a year later. He dragged that out for a year, so we got hit by it twice.

— Lee Gaze speaks about the band's reaction to the accusations against Ian Watkins.

I don’t think it would have been a good idea for me to have married, and I’m really glad I didn’t, and I’m sure they’re happy about it, too.

— Diane Keaton discussing her choice to remain unmarried in an interview with People magazine.