It's innocence when it charms us, ignorance when it doesn't. - Mignon McLaughlin
An old racetrack joke reminds you that your program contains all the winners' names. I stare at my typewriter keys with the same thought. - Mignon McLaughlin
We choose those we like; with those we love, we have no say in the matter. - Mignon McLaughlin
Most of us would rather risk a catastrophe than read the instructions. - Mignon McLaughlin
I'm glad I don't have to explain to a man from Mars why each day I set fire to dozens of little pieces of paper, and then put them in my mouth. - Mignon McLaughlin
A successful marriage requires falling in love many times -- always with the same person. - Mignon McLaughlin
Love is often gentle, desire always a rage. - Mignon McLaughlin
The death of someone we know always reminds us that we are still alive - perhaps for some purpose which we ought to re-examine. - Mignon McLaughlin
The head never rules the heart, but just becomes its partner in crime. - Mignon McLaughlin
No one really listens to anyone else, and if you try it for a while you'll see why. - Mignon McLaughlin
Para un buen matrimonio hay que enamorarse muchas veces, siempre de la misma persona. - Mignon McLaughlin
The only courage that matters is the kind that gets you from one moment to the next. - Mignon McLaughlin
If I knew what I was so anxious about, I wouldn't be so anxious. - Mignon McLaughlin
A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person. - Mignon McLaughlin
If you jot down every silly thought that pops into your mind, you will soon find out everything you most seriously believe. - Mignon McLaughlin
The ideal home: big enough for you to hear the children, but not very well. - Mignon McLaughlin
Children lack morality, but they also lack fake morality. - Mignon McLaughlin
Courage can't see around corners, but goes around them anyway. - Mignon McLaughlin
There's only one person who needs a glass of water oftener than a small child tucked in for the night, and that's a writer sitting down to write. - Mignon McLaughlin
In the arithmetic of love, one plus one equals everything, and two minus one equals nothing. - Mignon McLaughlin