Those who are brutally honest are seldom so with themselves. Mignon McLaughlin More Quotes by Mignon McLaughlin More Quotes From Mignon McLaughlin Women are never landlocked: they're always mere minutes away from the briny deep of tears. Mignon McLaughlin cryminutestears When you let money speak for you, it drowns out anything else you meant to say. Mignon McLaughlin moneyspeak Most of our diversions do not so much delay death as accustom us to it. Mignon McLaughlin diversiondelay I often pray, though I'm not really sure Anyone's listening; and I phrase it carefully, just in case He's literary. Mignon McLaughlin phrasesprayerlistening I know which side my bread is buttered on: the side which falls on the carpet. Mignon McLaughlin breadsidesfall The neurotic longs to touch bottom, so at least he won't have that to worry about anymore. Mignon McLaughlin neuroticbottomworry Others settle for small rewards; the neurotic must always go for broke. Mignon McLaughlin settlingbrokerewards The young are generally full of revolt, and are often pretty revolting about it. Mignon McLaughlin revoltliteratureyoung There are whole years for which I hope I'll never be cross-examined, for I could not give an alibi. Mignon McLaughlin timegivingyears Learn a little of anything, and you're ready to proselytize. Mignon McLaughlin readylittles The plague of government is senile delinquency. Mignon McLaughlin delinquencyplaguegovernment In retrospect, our triumphs could as easily have happened to someone else; but our defeats are uniquely our own. Mignon McLaughlin retrospecttriumphdefeat It's awesome to realize that if your greatest potential talent is for riding a bicycle upside down on a high wire, you will somehow discover it. Mignon McLaughlin ridingwiretalent Puritans will never believe it, but life is full of disagreeable things that aren't even good for you. Mignon McLaughlin puritanlifebelieve Good food, good sex, good digestion, good sleep: to these basic animal pleasures, man has added nothing but the good cigarette. Mignon McLaughlin sleepanimalsex The neurotic usually obeys his own Golden Rule: Hate thy neighbor as thyself. Mignon McLaughlin goldenneighborhate Too much money is as demoralizing as too little, and there's no such thing as exactly enough. Mignon McLaughlin too-muchmoneylittles Men gossip less than women, but mean it. Mignon McLaughlin gossipmenmean If I knew why I worried so much, I wouldn't worry. Mignon McLaughlin worriedifsworry Cash is the one gift everyone despises and no one turns down. Mignon McLaughlin turnsdespisecash
