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Mignon McLaughlin Quotes

We waste a lot of time running after people we could have caught by just standing still Picture Quote #1

Don’t fool yourself that important things can be put off till tomorrow; they can be put off forever, or not at all Picture Quote #1

Neurosis is no worse than a bad cold; you ache all over, and it’s made you a mess, but you won’t die from it Picture Quote #1

There are now electrical appliances with the main unit so sealed in that it cannot be got at for repair. There have always been human beings like that Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

We sometimes feel that we have been really understood, but it was always long ago, by someone now dead Picture Quote #1

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It’s terrifying to see someone inside of whom a vital spring seems to have been broken. It’s particularly terrifying to see him in your mirror Picture Quote #1

Vanity, revenge, loneliness, boredom, all apply: lust is one of the least of the reasons for promiscuity Picture Quote #1

They threaten me with lung cancer, and still I smoke and smoke. If they’d only threaten me with hard work, I might stop Picture Quote #1

The neurotic longs to touch bottom, so at least he won’t have that to worry about anymore Picture Quote #1

With each passing year, one has less to say, and knows better how to say it Picture Quote #1

Philosophy teaches a man that he can’t take it with him; taxes teach him he can’t leave it behind either Picture Quote #1

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What a shame that allowances have to stop with the teens: both those that are paid to us and those that are made for us Picture Quote #1

A critic can only review the book he has read, not the one which the writer wrote Picture Quote #1

There’s only one person who needs a glass of water oftener than a small child tucked in for the night, and that’s a writer sitting down to write Picture Quote #1

Men really prefer reasonably attractive women; they go after the sensational ones to impress other men Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

A woman asks little of love: only that she be able to feel like a heroine Picture Quote #1

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If your husband expects you to laugh, do so; if he expects you to cry, don’t; if you don’t know what he expects, what are you doing married? Picture Quote #1

With men, as with women, the main struggle is between vanity and comfort; but with men, comfort often wins Picture Quote #1

I’m afraid to win, and afraid to lose; I hate a draw and can’t stop competing; otherwise I’m fine Picture Quote #1

We have a terror of seeming to exert ourselves, lest it be noticed that we exerted ourselves and did not succeed Picture Quote #1

We’re seldom drawn to a character we admire; only to a personality we like Picture Quote #1

A woman will do anything to keep a pretty figure, but hardly anything to get one Picture Quote #1

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As we are human, we can’t do what we can’t do; as we’re neurotic, we can’t do what we can Picture Quote #1

The neurotic doesn’t know how to cope with his emotional bills; some he keeps paying over and over, others he never pays at all Picture Quote #1

Neurotic: someone who can go from the bottom to the top, and back again, without ever once touching the middle Picture Quote #1

Neurotics always feel as though they were going way up or way down, which is odd in people going sideways Picture Quote #1

The neurotic’s strongest fantasy is that he has no fantasies. The real is very real to him, the unreal even more so Picture Quote #1

Naturally, the neurotic wants you to love him twice as much, for he’s going to cut it in half anyway Picture Quote #1

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We waste a lot of time running after people we could have caught by just standing still (Mignon McLaughlin Quotes) Don’t fool yourself that important things can be put off till tomorrow; they can be put off forever, or not at all (Mignon McLaughlin Quotes) Neurosis is no worse than a bad cold; you ache all over, and it’s made you a mess, but you won’t die from it (Mignon McLaughlin Quotes) There are now electrical appliances with the main unit so sealed in that it cannot be got at for repair. There have always been human beings like that (Mignon McLaughlin Quotes) 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 (Mignon McLaughlin Quotes) We sometimes feel that we have been really understood, but it was always long ago, by someone now dead (Mignon McLaughlin Quotes) It’s terrifying to see someone inside of whom a vital spring seems to have been broken. It’s particularly terrifying to see him in your mirror (Mignon McLaughlin Quotes) Vanity, revenge, loneliness, boredom, all apply: lust is one of the least of the reasons for promiscuity (Mignon McLaughlin Quotes) They threaten me with lung cancer, and still I smoke and smoke. If they’d only threaten me with hard work, I might stop (Mignon McLaughlin Quotes) The neurotic longs to touch bottom, so at least he won’t have that to worry about anymore (Mignon McLaughlin Quotes) With each passing year, one has less to say, and knows better how to say it (Mignon McLaughlin Quotes) Philosophy teaches a man that he can’t take it with him; taxes teach him he can’t leave it behind either (Mignon McLaughlin Quotes) What a shame that allowances have to stop with the teens: both those that are paid to us and those that are made for us (Mignon McLaughlin Quotes) A critic can only review the book he has read, not the one which the writer wrote (Mignon McLaughlin Quotes) There’s only one person who needs a glass of water oftener than a small child tucked in for the night, and that’s a writer sitting down to write (Mignon McLaughlin Quotes) Men really prefer reasonably attractive women; they go after the sensational ones to impress other men (Mignon McLaughlin Quotes) 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 (Mignon McLaughlin Quotes) A woman asks little of love: only that she be able to feel like a heroine (Mignon McLaughlin Quotes) If your husband expects you to laugh, do so; if he expects you to cry, don’t; if you don’t know what he expects, what are you doing married? (Mignon McLaughlin Quotes) With men, as with women, the main struggle is between vanity and comfort; but with men, comfort often wins (Mignon McLaughlin Quotes) I’m afraid to win, and afraid to lose; I hate a draw and can’t stop competing; otherwise I’m fine (Mignon McLaughlin Quotes) We have a terror of seeming to exert ourselves, lest it be noticed that we exerted ourselves and did not succeed (Mignon McLaughlin Quotes) We’re seldom drawn to a character we admire; only to a personality we like (Mignon McLaughlin Quotes) A woman will do anything to keep a pretty figure, but hardly anything to get one (Mignon McLaughlin Quotes) As we are human, we can’t do what we can’t do; as we’re neurotic, we can’t do what we can (Mignon McLaughlin Quotes) The neurotic doesn’t know how to cope with his emotional bills; some he keeps paying over and over, others he never pays at all (Mignon McLaughlin Quotes) Neurotic: someone who can go from the bottom to the top, and back again, without ever once touching the middle (Mignon McLaughlin Quotes) Neurotics always feel as though they were going way up or way down, which is odd in people going sideways (Mignon McLaughlin Quotes) The neurotic’s strongest fantasy is that he has no fantasies. The real is very real to him, the unreal even more so (Mignon McLaughlin Quotes) Naturally, the neurotic wants you to love him twice as much, for he’s going to cut it in half anyway (Mignon McLaughlin Quotes)

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