"The neurotic keeps minute track of his enemies; it is only his friends he is careless about."

Mignon McLaughlin Journalism See all quotes by Mignon McLaughlin →

React to this quote

More by Mignon McLaughlin

See all

“The ideal home: big enough for you to hear the children, but not very well.”

“We have to call it "freedom": who'd die for "a lesser tyranny"?”

“The neurotic longs to touch bottom, so at least he won't have that to worry about anymore.”

“A woman asks little of love: only that she be able to feel like a heroine.”

“Every group of six or more has its inner circle, its outer circle, and its hangers-on.”

“The total history of almost anyone would shock almost everyone.”

Resonant Thoughts

"When one of the surgeons motioned him outside, Jeff was glad to leave. "So long, kid," the sandy-haired man called after him. Then noticing Jeff's stricken face, he added apologetically, "I don't care…"

— Harold Keith

Literature1903–1998

#friendship

"Are you really as ignorant as you appear, Trelsen, or is this some sort of bizarre act, perhaps even meant to be amusing?"

— Iain Banks

Literature1954–2013

#friendship

"A lot has changed, El Paso, a lot has changed. One thing's for sure, I'm still the fluffy guy. And I say "fluffy" because that is the politically correct term, for those of you who don't remember I us…"

— Gabriel Iglesias

Entertainment1976

#friendship

"It was developing countries where people are more cheery, wasn't it? ... Well, because when people are materially disadvantaged, maybe they're more optimistic, because they know that their destiny's n…"

— Jeremy Hardy

Entertainment1961–2019

#life