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
years society year-one
With each passing year, one has less to say, and knows better how to say it.
time years giving
There are whole years for which I hope I'll never be cross-examined, for I could not give an alibi.
men years age
Women are the right age for just a few years; men, for most of their lives.
men years wish
It took man thousands of years to put words down on paper, and his lawyers still wish he wouldn't.
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.
years desire youth
In youth we are plagued by desire; in later years, by the desire to feel desire.
marriage years may
A love that lasts for twenty years may be better than love, but it isn't love.
heart passion years
Anything you do from the heart enriches you, but sometimes not till years later.
years age gone
There is always some specific moment when we become aware that our youth is gone; but, years after, we know it was much later.
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.
men ego cures
There's nothing wrong with most men's egos that the kowtowing of a headwaiter can't cure.
women littles able
A woman asks little of love: only that she be able to feel like a heroine.
american-journalist among count handful money ourselves people whom
There are a handful of people whom money won't spoil, and we count ourselves among them.