533 Quotes by Mignon McLaughlin

Character is what emerges from all the little things you were too busy to do yesterday, but did anyway.

The neurotic believes that life has meaning, but that his life hasn't.

No matter how many Christmas presents you give your child, there's always that terrible moment when he's opened the very last one. That's when he expects you to say, 'Oh yes, I almost forgot,' and take him out and show him the pony.

There are whole years for which I hope I'll never be cross-examined, for I could not give an alibi.

Neurotics are sure that no one understands them, and they wouldn't have it any other way.

Hate leaves ugly scars, love leaves beautiful ones.

Goods are displayed by thousands of shopkeepers with a sense of beauty that finds no other outlet.

The neurotic always wishes people would let him alone — until they do.

Too much money is as demoralizing as too little, and there's no such thing as exactly enough..