Mignon McLaughlin

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

#humor #writers #writing #humor

We choose those we like; with those we love, we have no say in the matter. ↗

— Mignon McLaughlin

#true-love #love

No one has ever loved anyone the way everyone wants to be loved. ↗

— Mignon McLaughlin

#anyone #ever #everyone #loved #wants

No one really listens to anyone else, and if you try it for a while you'll see why. ↗

— Mignon McLaughlin

#else #listens #really #see #try

Even cowards can endure hardship; only the brave can endure suspense. ↗

— Mignon McLaughlin

#cowards #endure #even #hardship #only

Albert Einstein when asked what he considered to be the most powerful force in the universe answered: Compound interest! What you have become is the price you paid to get what you used to want. ↗

— Mignon McLaughlin

#albert einstein #answered #asked #become #compound

Society honors its living conformists and its dead troublemakers. ↗

— Mignon McLaughlin

#conformists #dead #honors #living #troublemakers

It is important to our friends to believe that we are unreservedly frank with them, and important to friendship that we are not. ↗

— Mignon McLaughlin

#believe #frank #friends #important #our

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

— Mignon McLaughlin

#against #defense #major #minor #sense

If you made a list of reasons why any couple got married, and another list of the reasons for their divorce, you'd have a hell of a lot of overlapping. ↗

— Mignon McLaughlin

#another #any #couple #divorce #got