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
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.
mirrors hypocrisy childhood
Throughout our lives, we see in the mirror the same innocent trusting face we have seen there since childhood.
people dieting forget
Forget about calories — everything makes thin people thinner, and fat people fatter.
stalking caught creatures
Every creatures stalks some other, and catches it, and is caught.
marriage nice flower
Pity all newlyweds. She cooks something nice for him, and he brings her flowers, and they kiss and think: How easy marriage is.
running luck energy
Luck: when your burst of energy doesn't run afoul of someone else's.