We lavish on animals the love we are afraid to show to people. They might not return it; or worse, they might. – Mignon McLaughlin
No matter how brilliantly an idea is stated, we will not really be moved unless we have already half thought of it ourselves. – Mignon McLaughlin
There are a handful of people whom money won’t spoil, and we all count ourselves among them. – Mignon McLaughlin
For the happiest life, days should be rigorously planned, nights left open to chance. – Mignon McLaughlin
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
In the arithmetic of love, one plus one equals everything, and two minus one equals nothing. – Mignon McLaughlin
When suffering comes, we yearn for some sign from God, forgetting we have just had one. – Mignon McLaughlin
Most sermons sound to me like commercials – but I can’t make out whether God is the Sponsor or the Product. – Mignon McLaughlin
The only courage that matters is the kind that gets you from one moment to the next. – Mignon McLaughlin
We all become great explorers during our first few days in a new city, or a new love affair. – Mignon McLaughlin
No one really listens to anyone else, and if you try it for a while you’ll see why. – Mignon McLaughlin
A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person. – Mignon McLaughlin
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
