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“suffering is as necessary to entertaining as vermouth is to a Martini - a small but vital ingredient.”

Quote by Phyllis McGinley

Book:Sixpence in Her Shoe

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Sixpence in Her Shoe

This novel, set in the early 20th century, follows the story of a young woman navigating love and societal expectations. It delves into the complexities of relationships and the challenges faced by women in that era. more

Author

Phyllis McGinley

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. more

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“There is satisfaction in seeing one's household prosper; in being both bountiful and provident.”

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Book:Sixpence in Her Shoe

Source: Sixpence in Her Shoe

“I'm a middle-bracket person with a middle-bracket spouse / And we live together gaily in a middle-bracket house. / We've a fair-to-middlin' family; we take the middle view; / So we're manna sent from heaven to internal revenue.”

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Author:Phyllis McGinley

“Behind every myth lies a truth; beyond every legend is reality, as radiant (sometimes as chilling) as the story itself.”

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Author:Phyllis McGinley

“Ah! some love Paris, / And some Purdue. / But love is an archer with a low I.Q. / A bold, bad bowman, and innocent of pity. / So I'm in love with / New York City.”

Love Is Cities New York Lows Innocent Pity Paris New York City Archer

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“For the hearts of nurses are solid gold, / But their heels are flat and their hands are cold, / And their voices lilt with a lilt that's falser / Than the smile of an exhibition waltzer. / Yes, nurses can cure you, nurses restore you, / But nurses are bound that they do things for you.”

Heart Hands Voice Cold Gold Bounds Cures Flats Nurse Heels Exhibitions

Book:Stones from a glass house: new poems by Phyllis McGinley

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“How happy is the Optimist / To whom life shows its sunny side / His horse may lose, his ship may list, / But he always sees the funny side.”

May Shows Sides Loses Optimism Horse Lists Ships Optimist Sunny Sunny Side

Author:Phyllis McGinley

“Cocktail parties ... are usually not parties at all but mass ceremonials designed to clear up at one great stroke a wealth of obligations.”

Wealth Party Clear Mass Obligation Strokes Cocktails Cocktail Parties

Book:Sixpence in Her Shoe

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“Meanness inherits a set of silverware and keeps it in the bank. Economy uses it only on important occasions, for fear of loss. Thrift sets the table with it every night for pure pleasure, but counts the butter spreaders before they are put away.”

Important Use Night Loss Pleasure Economy Pure Tables Occasions Every Night Meanness Thrift

Book:Sixpence in Her Shoe

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“Rain is my lover, my apple strudel. / It haunts my heels like a pedigreed poodle. / Beyond the seas or across the nation, / It follows me faithful on every vacation.”

Nations Sea Lovers Travel Rain Faithful Apples Vacation Heels Follow Me Poodles My Lover

Author:Phyllis McGinley

“I sing Connecticut, her charms / Of rivers, orchards, blossoming ridges. / I sing her gardens, fences, farms, / Spiders and midges.”

States Garden Rivers Charm Farms Fence Spiders Orchard Blossoming Ridges Connecticut Midges

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