“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.” IfsWorldSometimesJobsLostDifficultAncientProfessionHousewifeUngratefulCatalogues Book:Sixpence in Her Shoe Source: Sixpence in Her Shoe
“For little boys are rancorous When robbed of any myth, And spiteful and cantankerous To all their kin and kith. But little girls can draw conclusions And profit from their lost illusions.” ChildrenLittlesGirlLostBoysDrawsIllusionProfitMythConclusionLittle BoysSpiteful Book:A Short Walk from the Station Source: A Short Walk from the Station
“In spring when maple buds are red, We turn the clock an hour ahead; Which means, each April that arrives, We lose an hour out of our lives. Who cares? When autumn birds in flocks Fly southward, back we turn the clocks, And so regain a lovely thing That missing hour we lost in spring.” MeanCareTurnsLostHoursLosesOur LivesMissingSpringBirdRedLovelyClockAutumnWho CaresAprilBudFlocksMapleLovely Things Author:Phyllis McGinley
“The wonderful thing about saints is that they were human. They lost their tempers, got hungry, scolded God, were egotistical or impatient in their turns, made mistakes and regretted them. Still they went on doggedly blundering toward heaven.” HumansMadeStillsTurnsLostHeavenMistakeWonderfulCommitmentSaintHungryTemperWonderful ThingsImpatientMade A MistakeEgotisticalScolded Author:Phyllis McGinley
