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Our bodies are shaped to bear children, and our lives are a working out of the processes of creation. All our ambitions and intelligence are beside that great elemental point.
Phyllis McGinley
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"Our bodies are shaped to bear children, and our lives are a working out of the processes of creation. All our ambitions and intelligence are beside that great elemental point."
— Phyllis McGinley

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Our bodies are shaped to bear children, and our lives are a working out of the processes of creation. All our ambitions and intelligence are beside that great elemental point. — Phyllis McGinley

About Phyllis McGinley

Phyllis McGinley was a Author from United States (1905–1978).

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This quote is attributed to Phyllis McGinley, a Author from United States.
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Phyllis McGinley lived from 1905 – 1978.