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> [In my experience ideology is a lot like religion; it's a belief system and most people cling to it long after it becomes clear that their ideology doesn't describe the real world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-f-mchugh/in-my-experience-ideology-is-a-lot-like-religion-it-s-a-belief-system/)

[Maureen F. McHugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-f-mchugh/)

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## More by Maureen F. McHugh

> [“The Second Koran tells us that the darkness in ourselves is a sinister thing. It waits until we relax, it waits until we reach…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-f-mchugh/the-second-koran-tells-us-that-the-darkness-in-ourselves-is-a/)

[Maureen F. McHugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-f-mchugh/)

> [“Sydney did not believe in life after death, but in her experience, admitting this could lead to long and complicated discussions in which people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-f-mchugh/sydney-did-not-believe-in-life-after-death-but-in-her-experience/)

[Maureen F. McHugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-f-mchugh/)

> [“I don't believe in socialism but I don't believe in capitalism either. We are small, governments are large, we survive in the cracks. Cold…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-f-mchugh/i-don-t-believe-in-socialism-but-i-don-t-believe-in-capitalism-either/)

[Maureen F. McHugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-f-mchugh/)

> [In my experience ideology is a lot like religion; it's a belief system and most people cling to it long after it becomes clear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-f-mchugh/in-my-experience-ideology-is-a-lot-like-religion-it-s-a-belief-system/)

[Maureen F. McHugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-f-mchugh/)

> [“Like I told you, I’m not interested. I think the party is mostly a means of advancing one’s career anyway.” “Exactly, and your decision…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-f-mchugh/like-i-told-you-i-m-not-interested-i-think-the-party-is-mostly-a/)

[Maureen F. McHugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-f-mchugh/)

> [“I always forget that half of the people who watch us fly are waiting to see us die.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-f-mchugh/i-always-forget-that-half-of-the-people-who-watch-us-fly-are-waiting/)

[Maureen F. McHugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-f-mchugh/)

> [“It's true that we are free to do whatever we want, even go to France on a whim. We can make any choice we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-f-mchugh/it-s-true-that-we-are-free-to-do-whatever-we-want-even-go-to-france/)

[Maureen F. McHugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-f-mchugh/)

> [“It's good to be loved. But it isn't enough.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-f-mchugh/it-s-good-to-be-loved-but-it-isn-t-enough/)

[Maureen F. McHugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-f-mchugh/)

> [“Gus couldn't handle it when she cried. For the thirty years of their marriage, when she'd had to cry--which was always at night, at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-f-mchugh/gus-couldn-t-handle-it-when-she-cried-for-the-thirty-years-of-their/)

[Maureen F. McHugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-f-mchugh/)

> [“It was spring, the barren time in March when you cannot be sure if it is really warner, but you are so desperate for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-f-mchugh/it-was-spring-the-barren-time-in-march-when-you-cannot-be-sure-if-it/)

[Maureen F. McHugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-f-mchugh/)

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