Mignon McLaughlin (1913-1983)

Quotes

• It's innocence when it charms us, ignorance when it doesn't.

• If you jot down every silly thought that pops into your mind, you will soon find out everything you most seriously believe.

• If I knew what I was so anxious about, I wouldn't be so anxious.

• I'm glad I don't have to explain to a man from Mars why each day I set fire to dozens of little pieces of paper, and then put them in my mouth.

• The only courage that matters is the kind that gets you from one moment to the next.

• In the arithmetic of love, one plus one equals everything, and two minus one equals nothing.

• The head never rules the heart, but just becomes its partner in crime.

• No one really listens to anyone else, and if you try it for a while you'll see why.

• A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.