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title: "1 Private Battle Quotes By Cathy Guisewite"
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> [Each of us wages a private battle each day between the grand fantasies we have for ourselves and what actually happens.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-guisewite/each-of-us-wages-a-private-battle-each-day-between-the-grand/)

[Cathy Guisewite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-guisewite/)

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## More by Cathy Guisewite

> [Food ... love ... mother ... career ... Live every day to the fullest. Partake of the four basic guilt groups.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-guisewite/food-love-mother-career-live-every-day-to-the-fullest-partake-of-the/)

[Cathy Guisewite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-guisewite/)

> [Allow yourself to graduate, every five years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-guisewite/allow-yourself-to-graduate-every-five-years/)

[Cathy Guisewite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-guisewite/)

> [After 14 years of dieting, there are only two things I've never lost. Hope and weight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-guisewite/after-14-years-of-dieting-there-are-only-two-things-i-ve-never-lost/)

[Cathy Guisewite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-guisewite/)

> [I never thought Cathy would get married in the comic strip. And I also thought I would never get married.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-guisewite/i-never-thought-cathy-would-get-married-in-the-comic-strip-and-i-also/)

[Cathy Guisewite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-guisewite/)

> [One day, in 1982, for 15 minutes, my hair was perfect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-guisewite/one-day-in-1982-for-15-minutes-my-hair-was-perfect/)

[Cathy Guisewite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-guisewite/)

> [This is a business meal. The calories do not count. I am mentally labeling these as 'business calories' so my body will know they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-guisewite/this-is-a-business-meal-the-calories-do-not-count-i-am-mentally/)

[Cathy Guisewite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-guisewite/)

> [Breaking up: It's so easy to return their possessions, but so hard to get our brain cells back.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-guisewite/breaking-up-it-s-so-easy-to-return-their-possessions-but-so-hard-to/)

[Cathy Guisewite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-guisewite/)

> [Men date. Women have relationships.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-guisewite/men-date-women-have-relationships/)

[Cathy Guisewite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-guisewite/)

> [My mother had always taught me to write about my feelings instead of sharing really personal things with others, so I spent many evenings…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-guisewite/my-mother-had-always-taught-me-to-write-about-my-feelings-instead-of/)

[Cathy Guisewite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-guisewite/)

> [A lot of married people certainly have wonderful relationships with their dogs, but when you're single and your dog is the only other living…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-guisewite/a-lot-of-married-people-certainly-have-wonderful-relationships-with/)

[Cathy Guisewite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-guisewite/)

> [Everyday is a new beginning and a chance to blow it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-guisewite/everyday-is-a-new-beginning-and-a-chance-to-blow-it/)

[Cathy Guisewite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-guisewite/)

> [So often, happiness is the extent to which we balance our grandiose expectations with reality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-guisewite/so-often-happiness-is-the-extent-to-which-we-balance-our-grandiose/)

[Cathy Guisewite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-guisewite/)

> [Mothers send strips to daughters to make a point. Daughters smack strips down on the breakfast table to make a point. My own mom…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-guisewite/mothers-send-strips-to-daughters-to-make-a-point-daughters-smack/)

[Cathy Guisewite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-guisewite/)

> [My heart always belongs to the one who doesn't want it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-guisewite/my-heart-always-belongs-to-the-one-who-doesn-t-want-it/)

[Cathy Guisewite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-guisewite/)

> [A young bride can put on makeup at 6 in the morning and look fabulous at midnight. I have about a 15-minute window where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-guisewite/a-young-bride-can-put-on-makeup-at-6-in-the-morning-and-look-fabulous/)

[Cathy Guisewite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-guisewite/)

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