On A Marriage . . .

The marriage looked conventional to the casual eye, like a sturdy wooden blanket chest, but in truth, it was more like an elaborate jewelry box filled with hidden drawers and priceless charms.

From The Real Wizard of Oz, a biography of L. Frank Baum (the author, in 1900, of The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz), by Rebecca Loncraine. Published in 2009 by Gotham Books, ISBN 978-1-592-40449-0 (hardcover).