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Mignon McLaughlin Quotes about Life

The hardest-learned lesson: that people have only their kind of love to give, not our kind.

The hardest-learned lesson: that people have only their kind of love to give, not our kind.

"The Complete Neurotic's Notebook". Book by Mignon McLaughlin, 1981.

Few of us write great novels; all of us live them.

Mignon McLaughlin (2014). “Aperçus: The Aphorisms of Mignon McLaughlin”, p.87, BookBaby

For the happiest life, days should be rigorously planned, nights left open to chance.

"The Complete Neurotic's Notebook". Book by Mignon McLaughlin, 1981.

Life is a mixed blessing, which we vainly try to unmix.

"The Complete Neurotic's Notebook". Book by Mignon McLaughlin, 1981.

Anything you lose automatically doubles in value.

Mignon McLaughlin (2014). “Aperçus: The Aphorisms of Mignon McLaughlin”, p.101, BookBaby

A sense of humor is a major defense against minor troubles.

Mignon McLaughlin (2014). “Aperçus: The Aphorisms of Mignon McLaughlin”, p.64, BookBaby

Many of us are equal to life's emergencies who cannot bear its day-after-dayness.

Mignon McLaughlin (2014). “Aperçus: The Aphorisms of Mignon McLaughlin”, p.69, BookBaby

Puritans will never believe it, but life is full of disagreeable things that aren't even good for you.

Mignon McLaughlin (2014). “Aperçus: The Aphorisms of Mignon McLaughlin”, p.95, BookBaby