Seventy is wormwood, Seventy is gall But its better to be seventy, Than not alive at all.

Quote by Phyllis McGinley

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Sisters are always drying their hair. Locked into rooms, alone, they pose at the mirror,...

Sisters are always drying their hair. Locked into rooms, alone, they pose at the mirror,...

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

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

I do not know who first invented the myth of sexual equality. But it is...

I do not know who first invented the myth of sexual equality. But it is...

Nothing fails like success; nothing is so defeated as yesterday's triumphant Cause.

Nothing fails like success; nothing is so defeated as yesterday's triumphant Cause.

Gossip is the tool of the poet, the shoptalk of the scientist and the consolation...

Gossip is the tool of the poet, the shoptalk of the scientist and the consolation...

Getting along with men isn't what's truly important. The vital knowledge is how to get...

Getting along with men isn't what's truly important. The vital knowledge is how to get...

Gossip isn't scandal and it's not merely malicious. It's chatter about the human race by...

Gossip isn't scandal and it's not merely malicious. It's chatter about the human race by...

Who could deny that privacy is a jewel? It has always been the mark of...

Who could deny that privacy is a jewel? It has always been the mark of...

A lady is smarter than a gentleman, maybe, she can sew a fine seam, she...

A lady is smarter than a gentleman, maybe, she can sew a fine seam, she...

Marriage was all a woman's idea and for man's acceptance of the pretty yoke, it...

Marriage was all a woman's idea and for man's acceptance of the pretty yoke, it...

Those wearing tolerance for a label call other views intolerable.

Those wearing tolerance for a label call other views intolerable.

When blithe to argument I come, Though armed with facts, and merry, May Providence protect...

When blithe to argument I come, Though armed with facts, and merry, May Providence protect...

A hobby a day keeps the doldrums away.

A hobby a day keeps the doldrums away.

In Australia, not reading poetry is the national pastime.

In Australia, not reading poetry is the national pastime.

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

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

Sisters are always drying their hair. Locked into rooms, alone, they pose at the mirror,...

Sisters are always drying their hair. Locked into rooms, alone, they pose at the mirror,...

Compromise, if not the spice of life, is its solidity.

Compromise, if not the spice of life, is its solidity.

It is only an error in judgement to make a mistake, but it shows infirmity...

It is only an error in judgement to make a mistake, but it shows infirmity...

He important thing is this: to be able at any moment to sacrifice what we...

He important thing is this: to be able at any moment to sacrifice what we...

It's never too late-in fiction or in life-to revise.

It's never too late-in fiction or in life-to revise.