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 on age
A woman telling her true age is like a buyer confiding his final price to an Armenian rug dealer. Mignon McLaughlin on age
A car is useless in New York, essential everywhere else. The same with good manners. Mignon McLaughlin on car
It's the most unhappy people who most fear change. Mignon McLaughlin on change
Courage can't see around corners but goes around them anyway. Mignon McLaughlin on courage
The only courage that matters is the kind that gets you from one moment to the next. Mignon McLaughlin on courage
It's the most unhappy people who most fear change. Mignon McLaughlin on fear
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 on friendship
Most sermons sound to me like commercials - but I can't make out whether God is the Sponsor or the Product. Mignon McLaughlin on god
When suffering comes, we yearn for some sign from God, forgetting we have just had one. Mignon McLaughlin on god
We all become great explorers during our first few days in a new city, or a new love affair. Mignon McLaughlin on great
Hope is the feeling we have that the feeling we have is not permanent. Mignon McLaughlin on hope
A sense of humor is a major defense against minor troubles. Mignon McLaughlin on humor
Learning too soon our limitations, we never learn our powers. Mignon McLaughlin on learning
For the happiest life, days should be rigorously planned, nights left open to chance. Mignon McLaughlin on life
No one has ever loved anyone the way everyone wants to be loved. Mignon McLaughlin on love
A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person. Mignon McLaughlin on love
A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person. Mignon McLaughlin on marriage
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 on marriage
There are a handful of people whom money won't spoil, and we all count ourselves among them. Mignon McLaughlin on money