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Phyllis McGinley was an American author known for her humorous and warm-hearted prose. Her works often revolve around the theme of daily life, winning widespread acclaim for their unique perspective and profound insight.

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All Men Needs Children Humans Girl Heart Knows People Women Cold Daughter Feels Ifs Littles Long Lost Lovers Marriage Mind Mom

Famous Phyllis McGinley Quotes

“To be a housewife is a difficult, a wrenching, sometimes an ungrateful job if it is looked on only as a job. Regarded as a profession, it is the noblest as it is the most ancient of the catalogue. Let none persuade us differently or the world is lost indeed.”

Ifs World Sometimes Jobs Lost Difficult Ancient Profession Housewife Ungrateful Catalogues

Book:Sixpence in Her Shoe

Source: Sixpence in Her Shoe

“If childhood is still a state, it is now chiefly a state of confusion.”

Ifs Stills States Childhood Confusion

Book:The province of the heart

Source: The province of the heart

“Compromise, if not the spice of life, is its solidity. It is what makes nations great and marriages happy”

Ifs Life Life Is Nations Compromise Spices Solidity No Compromise Spice Of Life

Book:The province of the heart

Source: The province of the heart

“A lover would find life less broken apart after a misguided love affair if they could feel that they had been sinful rather than foolish.”

Ifs Feels Broken Lovers Morality Ethics Affair Foolish Love Affair Misguided

Author:Phyllis McGinley

About the Author

Born: March 21, 1905
Died: February 22, 1978
Known for: Author
Quotes: 106

Books & Sources

The province of the heartRelated source material

Sixpence in Her ShoeRelated source material

A Short Walk from the StationRelated source material

Birds, beasts, and relativesRelated source material

Stones from a glass house: new poems by Phyllis McGinleyRelated source material

Wonders and surprises: a collection of poemsRelated source material

On the contraryRelated source material

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