“Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to weave.”
The Complete Neurotic's Notebook (1981), Unclassified
Mignon McLaughlin: 278 citations0 J'aime
Mignon McLaughlin: Citations en anglais
“An artist is a socially unattractive person whom socially attractive people make money out of.”
The Complete Neurotic's Notebook (1981), Unclassified
“Likely as not, the child you can do the least with will do the most to make you proud.”
The Complete Neurotic's Notebook (1981), Unclassified
“Pull yourself together' is seldom said to anyone who can.”
The Complete Neurotic's Notebook (1981), Unclassified
“Spring, summer, and fall fill us with hope; winter alone reminds us of the human condition.”
The Complete Neurotic's Notebook (1981), Unclassified
The Complete Neurotic's Notebook (1981), Neurotics and neurosis
The Complete Neurotic's Notebook (1981), Unclassified
“Many are saved from sin by being so inept at it.”
The Complete Neurotic's Notebook (1981), Unclassified
The Complete Neurotic's Notebook (1981), Neurotics and neurosis
The Complete Neurotic's Notebook (1981), Women & men
“Many things can make you miserable for weeks; few can bring you a whole day of happiness.”
The Complete Neurotic's Notebook (1981), Unclassified
The Complete Neurotic's Notebook (1981), Unclassified
The Complete Neurotic's Notebook (1981), Love
“He's in for trouble—the man whose wife is detested by all women and desired by all men.”
The Complete Neurotic's Notebook (1981), Women & men
“Nobody really listens to anyone else, and if you try it for a while you'll see why.”
The Complete Neurotic's Notebook (1981), Unclassified
“Every group of six or more has its inner circle, its outer circle, and its hangers-on.”
The Complete Neurotic's Notebook (1981), Unclassified
“Love one another and you will be happy. It’s as simple and difficult as that.”
The Complete Neurotic's Notebook (1981), Unclassified
“It upsets women to be, or not to be, stared at hungrily.”
The Complete Neurotic's Notebook (1981), Women & men
“Whether or not you love television, you've got to admit that it certainly loves itself.”
The Complete Neurotic's Notebook (1981), Unclassified
“When suffering comes, we yearn for some sign from God, forgetting that we have just had one.”
The Complete Neurotic's Notebook (1981), Unclassified
“The excesses of love soon pass, but its insufficiencies torment us forever.”
The Complete Neurotic's Notebook (1981), Love
“If you can tell anyone about it, it's not the worst thing you ever did.”
The Complete Neurotic's Notebook (1981), Unclassified
“It is always safe to tell people that they’re looking wonderful.”
The Complete Neurotic's Notebook (1981), Unclassified
“The neurotic believes that life has meaning, but that his life hasn't.”
The Complete Neurotic's Notebook (1981), Neurotics and neurosis
“Desire is in men a hunger, in women only an appetite.”
The Complete Neurotic's Notebook (1981), Women & men
“The neurotic is always half-drowning in anxiety, and always being half-rescued.”
The Complete Neurotic's Notebook (1981), Neurotics and neurosis
“Love is often gentle, desire always a rage.”
The Complete Neurotic's Notebook (1981), Love
“A car is useless in New York, essential everywhere else. The same with good manners.”
The Complete Neurotic's Notebook (1981), Unclassified
“We'd all like a reputation for generosity, and we'd all like to buy it cheap.”
The Complete Neurotic's Notebook (1981), Unclassified
“Groups of girls are pretty, or not; they are seldom mixed.”
The Complete Neurotic's Notebook (1981), Unclassified
