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
cigarette-smoke smoking i-can
To smoke or not to smoke: I can make of either a life-work.
cancer hard-work smoking
They threaten me with lung cancer, and still I smoke and smoke. If they'd only threaten me with hard work, I might stop.
life done tongue
I tell you this, and I tell you plain: What you have done, you will do again; You will bite your tongue, careful or not, Upon the already-bitten spot.
anxiety coward chances-are
The fear of being laughed at makes cowards of us all.
years two forgiving
The two main hazards of psychoanalysis: that it might fail, and that if it succeeds, you'll never be able to forgive yourself for all those wasted years.
real matter faults
We are keenly aware of the faults of our friends, but if they like us enough it doesn't matter.
mom baby funny-mothers-day
Ma-ma does everything for the baby, who responds by saying Da-da first.
congratulations love-is and-love
Youth is not enough. And love is not enough. And success is not enough. And, if we could achieve it, enough would not be enough.
flirty flirting talking
If you're a gifted flirt, talking about the price of eggs will do as well as any other subject.
flirty men flirting
Women flirt to keep their stock high, men to get somewhere.
love-is forever excess
The excesses of love soon pass, but its insufficiencies torment us forever.
aging appetite capacity
As we grow older, our capacity for enjoyment shrinks, but not our appetite for it.
years desire youth
In youth we are plagued by desire; in later years, by the desire to feel desire.
heart mankind dictionary
Acedia is not in every dictionary; just in every heart.