People are no longer sinful, they are only immature or underprivileged or frightened or, more particularly, sick.
Phyllis McGinleyShunning the upstart shower, / The cold and cursory scrub, / I celebrate the power / That lies within the Tub.
Phyllis McGinleyOne applauds the industry of professional philanthropy. But it has its dangers. After a while the private heart begins to harden. We fling letters into the wastebasket, are abrupt to telephoned solicitations. Charity withers in the incessant gale.
Phyllis McGinleyWomen are the fulfilled sex. Through our children we are able to produce our own immortality, so we lack that divine restlessness which sends men charging off in pursuit of fortune or fame or an imagined Utopia. That is why we number so few geniuses among us. The wholesome oyster wears no pearl, the healthy whale no ambergris, and as long as we can keep on adding to the race, we harbor a sort of health within ourselves.
Phyllis McGinley