If you can tell anyone about it, it's not the worst thing you ever did.
Quotes from The Complete Neurotic's Notebook — Mignon McLaughlin
1913–1983
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Even cowards can endure hardship; only the brave can endure suspense.
The Complete Neurotic's Notebook (1981)
When threatened, the first thing a democracy gives up is democracy.
The Complete Neurotic's Notebook (1981)
Being neurotic is like shooting fish in a barrel, and missing them.
The Complete Neurotic's Notebook (1981)
The fault no child ever loses is the one he was most punished for.
The Complete Neurotic's Notebook (1981)
Most of us would rather risk catastrophe than read the directions.
The Complete Neurotic's Notebook (1981)
Neurotics are anxiety prone, accident prone, and often just prone.
The Complete Neurotic's Notebook (1981)
Beauty often fades, but seldom so swiftly as the joy it gives us.
The Complete Neurotic's Notebook (1981)
Air that has been much quarreled in becomes very hard to breathe.
The Complete Neurotic's Notebook (1981)
There’s an awful lot of blood around that water is thicker than.
The Complete Neurotic's Notebook (1981)
The neurotic rule: when in doubt, go ahead and feel humiliated.
The Complete Neurotic's Notebook (1981)
The Complete Neurotic's Notebook (1981)
Courage can't see around corners but goes around them anyway.
The Complete Neurotic's Notebook (1981)
The know-nothings are, unfortunately, seldom the do-nothings.
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A sense of humor is a major defense against minor troubles.
The Complete Neurotic's Notebook (1981)
The neurotic circles ceaselessly above a fogged-in airport.
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The Complete Neurotic's Notebook (1981)
Groups of girls are pretty, or not; they are seldom mixed.
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'Pull yourself together' is seldom said to anyone who can.
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We all dream of being the darling of everybody's darling.
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Attribution
Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Mignon McLaughlin (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.