Self-confidence grows on trees, in other people's orchards. Mignon McLaughlin More Quotes by Mignon McLaughlin More Quotes From Mignon McLaughlin Vanity, revenge, loneliness, boredom, all apply: lust is one of the least of the reasons for promiscuity. Mignon McLaughlin revengewittysex I tell you this, and I tell you plain: What you have done, you will do again; You will bite your tongue, careful or not, Upon the already-bitten spot. Mignon McLaughlin tonguedonelife The fear of being laughed at makes cowards of us all. Mignon McLaughlin gamblinganxietyrisk What we forgive too freely doesn't stay forgiven. Mignon McLaughlin power-of-forgivenessforgivenessforgiving Happiness is like the penny candy of our youth: we got a lot more for our money back when we had no money. Mignon McLaughlin back-whenhappyhappiness My doctor is nice; every time I see him, I'm ashamed of what I think of doctors in general. Mignon McLaughlin nicetimethinking Some women love only what they can hold in their arms; others, only what they can't. Mignon McLaughlin distanceloverelationship 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 writingnightchildren When suffering comes, we yearn for some sign from God, forgetting we have just had one. Mignon McLaughlin world-sufferingforgetreligion 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. Mignon McLaughlin firesmokingmen If you hate your lot but wouldn't trade it, it's not your lot you hate. Mignon McLaughlin wise-wordstradehate Men who don't like girls with brains don't like girls. Mignon McLaughlin girlbrainmen We sometimes feel that we have been really understood, but it was always long ago, by someone now dead. Mignon McLaughlin long-agoselfsometimes What's for dinner is the only question many husbands ask their wives, and the only one to which they care about the answer. Mignon McLaughlin marriagewifehusband Age is a slowing down of everything except fear. Mignon McLaughlin slowingslow-downage Despair is anger with no place to go. Mignon McLaughlin places-to-godespairadversity 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 psychologytwoyears In youth we are plagued by desire; in later years, by the desire to feel desire. Mignon McLaughlin agedesireyears As we grow older, our capacity for enjoyment shrinks, but not our appetite for it. Mignon McLaughlin agingcapacityage It's hard to feel middle-aged, because how can you tell how long you are going to live? Mignon McLaughlin agingagelong
