Every bed has a right and a wrong side,” said Mary Poppins,… - P. L. Travers

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Every bed has a right and a wrong side,” said Mary Poppins, primly. “Not mine — it’s next the wall.” “That makes no difference. It’s still a side,” scoffed Mary Poppins. “Well, is the wrong side the left side or is the wrong side the right side? Because I got out on the right side, so how can it be wrong?

P. L. Travers

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Pamela Lyndon Travers (August 9 1899 – April 23 1996) was a British author, born Helen Lyndon Goff in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, best known as the creator of the "Mary Poppins" series of stories.

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Pen Names: Pamela Lyndon Travers

Birth Name: Helen Lyndon Goff

Alternative Names: Miss Travers

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