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A lady is smarter than a gentleman, maybe, she can sew a fine seam, she can have a baby, she can use her intuition instead of her brain, but she can't fold a paper in a crowded train.

Phyllis McGinley

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Phyllis McGinley
Age: 72 †
Born: 1905
Born: March 21
Died: 1978
Died: February 22
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Ontario
Oregon
Phyllis McGinley
Lady
Brain
Intuition
Maybe
Seam
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Instinct
Fold
Train
Folds
Paper
Crowded
Baby
Smarter
Instead
Gentleman
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