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
falling-in-love firsts feels
When first we fall in love, we feel that we know all there is to know about life, and perhaps we are right.
falling-in-love men want
When a man falls in love, he wants to go to bed. When a woman falls in love, she wants to talk about it.
patterns unpredictable uniqueness
Others follow patterns; we alone are unpredictable.
tragedy losing failing
Tragedy isn't getting something, or failing to get it; it's losing something you already have.
arms faults shapes
The fault we admit to is seldom the fault we have, but it has a certain relationship to it, a somewhat similar shape, like that of a sleeve to an arm.
technology television
Whether or not you love television, you've got to admit that it certainly loves itself.
marriage husband wife
What's for dinner is the only question many husbands ask their wives, and the only one to which they care about the answer.
trying trouble nobody-knows
Nobody knows the trouble we've seen-but we keep trying to tell them.
funny marriage witty
Love requires a willingness to die; marriage, a willingness to live.
boredom causes results
Boredom is often the cause of promiscuity, and always its result.
upset funny-strong-women be-or-not-to-be
It upsets women to be, or not to be, stared at hungrily.
happiness miserable week
Many things can make you miserable for weeks; few can bring you a whole day of happiness.
beautiful character pretty-woman
It's wonderful to watch a pretty woman with character grow beautiful.
writing typewriters names
An old racetrack joke reminds you that your program contains all the winners' names. I stare at my typewriter keys with the same thought.