Mignon McLaughlin
Mignon McLaughlin
Mignon McLaughlinwas an American journalist and author. In the 1950s, she began publishing aphorisms that were later collected in three books, entitled, The Neurotic’s Notebook, The Second Neurotic’s Notebook and The Complete Neurotic’s Notebook. She is known for a number of quotes, among them:...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth6 June 1913
CountryUnited States of America
Mignon McLaughlin quotes about
eye perfect vision
The neurotic has perfect vision in one eye, but he cannot remember which.
cutting want half
Naturally, the neurotic wants you to love him twice as much, for he's going to cut it in half anyway.
something-new neurotic
Neurotics are always looking for something new to overdo.
remember neurotic
Neurotics expect you to remember all the things that they tell you, and many that they don't.
class choices citizens
Of all second-class citizens, neurotics are the only ones who are so by choice.
flirty men flirting
Women flirt to keep their stock high, men to get somewhere.
people brave ifs
If you are brave too often, people will come to expect it of you.
masters hard altruism
Altruism is a hard master, but so is opportunism.
young revolt
The young are generally full of revolt, and are often pretty revolting about it
worry bottom neurotic
The neurotic longs to touch bottom, so at least he won't have that to worry about anymore.
around-the-corner corners knows
Courage doesn't know what's around the corner, but goes around it anyway.
absence coarse vulgar
Money: in its absence, we are coarse; in its presence, we are vulgar.
birthday age finals
A woman telling her true age is like a buyer confiding his final price to an Armenian rug dealer.
vacation two firsts
The first two days of a vacation are endless; then it flies.