Poppins Quotes
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A great friend of mine at the beginning of our friendship (he was himself a poet) said to me very defiantly, "I have to tell you that I loathe children's books." And I said to him, "Well, won't you just read this just for my sake?" And he said grumpily, "Oh, very well, send it to me." I did, and I got a letter back saying: "Why didn't you tell me? Mary Poppins with her cool green core of sex has me enthralled forever."
p. l. travers— Interview by Edwina Burness and Jerry Griswold, The Paris Review No. 86 (Winter 1982)
Mary Poppins herself had flown away, but the gifts she had brought would remain for always..
p. l. travers— Ch. 8 "The Other Door"
We'll never forget you, Mary Poppins!
p. l. travers— Ch. 8 "The Other Door"
Does Mary Poppins have an orgasm? Does she go to the bathroom? I assure you, she does.
julie andrews— The New York Times (14 March 1982)
We can’t consider that women have kinky tastes, can we? No, because women are naturally benevolent and nurturing, aren’t they? Everything is so damn Mary Poppins and sanitized.
— Camille Paglia, in Sex, Art and American Culture : New Essays (1992), The Rape Debate, Continued, p. 65
