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If childhood is still a state, it is now chiefly a state of confusion.

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
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Confusion
Childhood
State
Stills
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States

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