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A lover would find life less broken apart after a misguided love affair if they could feel that they had been sinful rather than foolish.

Phyllis McGinley

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Phyllis McGinley
Age: 72 †
Born: 1905
Born: March 21
Died: 1978
Died: February 22
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Oregon
Phyllis McGinley
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