Mignon McLaughlin

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.