"A woman telling her true age is like a buyer confiding his final price to an Armenian rug dealer."
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Quotes by Mignon McLaughlin
Mignon McLaughlin was an influential American author and journalist, renowned for her sharp wit and keen observations on the human condition. Born in 1913 in the vibrant city of Huntington, West Virginia, she rose to prominence as the editor of *The New York Times Magazine* and later as a successful novelist and essayist. McLaughlin's most celebrated work, *The Neurotic's Notebook*, showcases her talent for illuminating the complexities of everyday life. Her legacy endures through her insightful aphorisms, which continue to resonate in contemporary conversations about psychology and relationships.
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"There is always some specific moment when we become aware that our youth is gone; but, years after, we know it was much later."
Mignon McLaughlin"The only courage that matters is the kind that gets you from one moment to the next."
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"We lavish on animals the love we are afraid to show to people. They might not return it; or worse, they might."
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."
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"For the happiest life, days should be rigorously planned, nights left open to chance."
Mignon McLaughlin"A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person."
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"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"Our strength is often composed of the weakness that we're damned if we're going to show."
Mignon McLaughlin"We all become great explorers during our first few days in a new city, or a new love affair."
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