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
society bears neighbor
Few of us could bear to have ourselves for neighbors.
pain philosophy philosophical
When the pain is great enough, we will let anyone be doctor.
life writing novel
Few of us write great novels; all of us live them.
indecisive difficult neurotic
No good neurotic finds it difficult to be both opinionated and indecisive.
life stuff dinner
In life, as in restaurants, we swallow a lot of indigestible stuff just because it comes with the dinner.
risk catastrophe
Most of us would rather risk catastrophe than read the directions....
writing pages leafs
You will turn over many a futile new leaf till you learn we must all write on scratched-out pages.
business procrastination forever
Don't fool yourself that important things can be put off till tomorrow; they can be put off forever, or not at all
time procrastination years
The time to begin most things is ten years ago.
time children years
Your children tell you casually years later what it would have killed you with worry to know at the time.
time pain health
If the pain wanders, do not waste your time with doctors.
husband women wife
A husband only worries about a particular Other Man; a wife distrusts her whole species.
love matter infatuation
We choose those we like; with those we love, we have no say in the matter.
happy pieces what-is-happiness
We are seldom happy with what we now have, but would go to pieces if we lost any part of it.