Naturally, the neurotic wants you to love him twice as much, for he's going to cut it in half anyway. Mignon McLaughlin More Quotes by Mignon McLaughlin More Quotes From Mignon McLaughlin Things are never so bad that they can't get worse. But they're sometimes so bad they can't get better. Mignon McLaughlin get-bettersometimes With men, as with women, the main struggle is between vanity and comfort; but with men, comfort often wins. Mignon McLaughlin womenstrugglewinning Every group feels strong once it has found a scapegoat. Mignon McLaughlin groupsstrongfound All women are basically in competition with each other for a handful of eligible men. Mignon McLaughlin womencompetitionfunny Your money, or your life. We know what to do when a burglar makes this demand of us, but not when God does. Mignon McLaughlin demandmoneydoe We are never more self-righteous than when giving up what we should have shunned all along. Mignon McLaughlin giving-upselfshould-have Be glad that you're greedy; the national economy would collapse if you weren't. Mignon McLaughlin greedymoneyfunny We catch frightful glimpses of ourselves in the hostile eyes of others. Mignon McLaughlin self-helpglimpseeye We often pray to be better, when in truth we only want to feel better. Mignon McLaughlin feel-betterprayerwant Make a habit of telling the truth, or make a habit of lying: to decide each case on its own merits is exhausting, and hardly ever worth it. Mignon McLaughlin merittelling-the-truthlying The trouble with women is men; the trouble with men, men. Mignon McLaughlin troublemen It upsets women to be, or not to be, stared at hungrily. Mignon McLaughlin upsetwomenfunny Flesh goes on pleasuring us, and humiliating us, right to the end. Mignon McLaughlin bodyfleshgoes-on Always live up to your standards — by lowering them, if necessary. Mignon McLaughlin standardsifsperfection True remorse is never just a regret over consequences; it is a regret over motive. Mignon McLaughlin im-sorryforgivenessregret Spite is never lonely; envy always tags along. Mignon McLaughlin envyangerlonely Fields can lie fallow but we can't; we have less time. Mignon McLaughlin entrepreneurfieldslying Few women care what a man looks like, and a good thing too. Mignon McLaughlin caremenlooks Nobody ever loved anybody like everybody wants to be loved. Mignon McLaughlin want Neurotics think of the past with resentment, and the future with dread; the present just doesn't exist. Mignon McLaughlin resentmentpastthinking
