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The mass of men live lives of quiet exasperation.

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
Men
Exasperation
Mass
Quiet
Lives
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Words can sting like anything, but silence breaks the heart.
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