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
husband looks half
A woman ought to look up to her husband, if only a half-inch.
character action revealing
You can't truthfully explain your smallest action without fully revealing your character.
ships sinking
We semaphore from ship to ship, but they're sinking, too.
tears minutes mere
Women are never landlocked: they're always mere minutes away from the briny deep of tears.
country cities tolerable
Suburb: a place that isn't city, isn't country, and isn't tolerable.
body flesh goes-on
Flesh goes on pleasuring us, and humiliating us, right to the end.
life bears emergencies
Many of us are equal to life's emergencies who cannot bear its day-after-dayness.
men competition funny-women
All women are basically in competition with each other for a handful of eligible men.
rooms moments strikes
The neurotic feels as though trapped in a gas-filled room where at any moment someone, probably himself, will strike a match.
upset funny-strong-women be-or-not-to-be
It upsets women to be, or not to be, stared at hungrily.
worry worried ifs
If I knew why I worried so much, I wouldn't worry.
men hands lazy
Men enjoy being thought of as hunters, but are generally too lazy to hunt. Women, on the other hand, love to hunt, but would rather nobody knew it.
children rude manners
Says the rude child: "No, I won't do it." Says the courteous grown-up: "Yes, I won't do it.
lying entrepreneur fields
Fields can lie fallow but we can't; we have less time.