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Everywhere I go, I'm asked if I think the universities stifle writers. My opinion is that they don't stifle enough of them. There's many a bestseller that could have been prevented by a good teacher.
Phyllis McGinley
Born: March 21, 1905
Died: February 22, 1978 (aged 72)
Bio: Phyllis McGinley was a Pulitzer Prize winning American author of children's books and poetry. Her poetry was in the style of light verse, specializing in humor, satiric tone and the positive aspects of suburban life.
Known for:
- Saint-watching (1969)
- The plain princess (1945)
- The Most Wonderful Doll in the World (1950)
- The Year Without a Santa Claus (1956)
- A pocketful of wry (1940)
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