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Praise is warming and desirable. But it is an earned thing. It has to be deserved, like a hug from a child. Phyllis McGinley childdeservedesirable Change image and share on social
Seventy is wormwood, Seventy is gall But its better to be seventy, Than not alive at all. Phyllis McGinley alivegallseventy Change image and share on social
Words can sting like anything, but silence breaks the heart. Phyllis McGinley breakheartsilence Change image and share on social
In Australia, not reading poetry is the national pastime. Phyllis McGinley australianationalpastime Change image and share on social