Quote by Phyllis McGinley
In Australia, not reading poetry is the national pastime. - Phylli

In Australia, not reading poetry is the national pastime. – Phyllis McGinley

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Marriage was all a womans idea and for mans acceptance of the pretty yoke, it becomes us to be grateful. – Phyllis McGinley

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Of one thing I am certain, the body is not the measure of healing, peace is the measure. – Phyllis McGinley

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Poetry is about the grief. Politics is about the grievance. – Robert Frost

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People wish to be poets more than they wish to write poetry, and thats a mistake. One should wish to celebrate more than one wishes to be celebrated. – Lucille Clifton

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Great poetry is always written by somebody straining to go beyond what he can do. – Stephen Spender

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I love Sufism as I love beautiful poetry, but it is not the answer. Sufism is like a mirage in the desert. It says to you, come and sit, relax and enjoy yourself for a while. – Naguib Mahfouz

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In third grade, I was taking tap-dance lessons, and about six weeks before the recital I wanted to quit. My mom said, No, youre going to stay with it. Well, I did it, and I was bad, too! But my parents never let their kids walk away from something because it was too hard. – Rebecca Lobo

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War is evil, but it is often the lesser evil. – George Orwell

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