Phyllis McGinley was an American author of children's books and poetry. Her poetry was in the style of light verse, specializing in humor, satiric tone and the positive aspects of suburban life. She won a Pulitzer Prize in 1961.
All Quotes by Phyllis McGinley
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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.
—Phyllis McGinley
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Please to put a nickel, please to put a dime. How petitions trickle in at Christmas time!
—Phyllis McGinley
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Our bodies are shaped to bear children, and our lives are a working out of the processes of creation. All our ambitions and intelligence are beside that great elemental point.
