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
honest brutally-honest
Those who are brutally honest are seldom so with themselves.
technology television
Whether or not you love television, you've got to admit that it certainly loves itself.
mother way mothers-love
There's no way to repay a mother's love, or lack of it.
depression together said
Pull yourself together' is seldom said to anyone who can.
girl women heart
Good-looking girls break hearts, and goodhearted girls mend them.
perfection standards ifs
Always live up to your standards — by lowering them, if necessary.
family blood water
There's an awful lot of blood around that water is thicker than.
people brave ifs
If you are brave too often, people will come to expect it of you.
dream suicide good-life
Neurotics dream of a good life, or a great suicide note.
iron links three
There are three iron links in the neurotic's chain: unloving, unlovable, unloved.
track enemy minutes
The neurotic keeps minute track of his enemies; it is only his friends he is careless about.
philosophy wine action
We come late, if at all, to wine and philosophy: whiskey and action are easier.
psychology electrical units
There are now electrical appliances with the main unit so sealed in that it cannot be got at for repair. There have always been human beings like that.
religious thinking giving
My religious position: I think that God could do a lot better, and I'm willing to give Him the chance.