People are so busy dreaming the American Dream, fantasizing about what they could be or have a right to be, that they're all asleep at the switch. Consequently we are living in the Age of Human Error. Florence King ageamericanasleep Change image and share on social
I'd rather rot on my own floor than be found by a bunch of bingo players in a nursing home. Florence King bingobunchfind Change image and share on social
In social matters, pointless conventions are not merely the bee sting of etiquette, but the snake bite of moral order. Florence King beebiteconvention Change image and share on social
He travels fastest who travels alone, and that goes double for she. Real feminism is spinsterhood. Florence King doublefastfeminism Change image and share on social
American couples have gone to such lengths to avoid the interference of in-laws that they have to pay marriage counselors to interfere between them. Florence King americanavoidcounselor Change image and share on social
The witty woman is a tragic figure in American life. Wit destroys eroticism and eroticism destroys wit, so women must choose between taking lovers and taking no prisoners. Florence King americanchoosedestroy Change image and share on social
Writers, not psychiatrists, are the true interpreters of the human mind and heart, and we have been at it for a very long time. Florence King hearthumaninterpreter Change image and share on social
To achieve the very pinnacle of good taste, the neoclassicists wrote their plays entirely in alexandrine verse, a rarefied meter that is uniquely tailored to the French language and fits no other. Florence King achievealexandrinefit Change image and share on social
True nostalgia is an ephemeral composition of disjointed memories. Florence King compositiondisjointephemeral Change image and share on social
Americans worship creativity the way they worship physical beauty - as a way of enjoying elitism without guilt: God did it. Florence King americanbeautycreativity Change image and share on social
