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Phyllis McGinley

"Please to put a nickel, please to put a dime. How petitions trickle in at Christmas time!"

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"When blithe to argument I come, Though armed with facts, and merry, May Providence protect me from The fool as adversary, Whose mind to him a kingdom is Where reason lacks dominion, Who calls conviction prejudice And prejudice opinion."

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"Getting along with men isn't what's truly important. The vital knowledge is how to get along with a man, one man."

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"Words can sting like anything, but silence breaks the heart."

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