to a Southerner it is faux pas, not sins, that matter in this world. — Florence King Copy Share Image
because the theater lost a Barrymore every time a Southerner decided not to go on the stage, just about anything that comes… — Florence King Copy Share Image
Southerners are so devoted to genealogy that we see a family tree under every bush. — Florence King Copy Share Image
When you go apartment-hunting in the South, you encounter little old ladies who ask you if you use strong drink. In New… — Florence King Copy Share Image
Southerners have a genius for psychological alchemy...If something intolerable simply cannot be changed, driven away or shot they will not only tolerate… — Florence King Copy Share Image
“Feminists will not be satisfied until every abortion is performed by a gay black doctor under an endangered tree on a reservation for handicapped… — Florence King Copy Share
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… — Florence King Copy Share
In its purest sense, nicknaming is an elitist ritual practiced by those who cherish hierarchy. For preppies it's a smoke signal that allows Bunny… — Florence King Copy Share
In the last few years, race relations in America have entered upon a period of intensified craziness wherein fear of being called a racist… — Florence King Copy Share
He travels fastest who travels alone, and that goes double for she. Real feminism is spinsterhood. — Florence King Copy Share
If you ever meet someone who cannot understand why solitary confinement is considered punishment, you have met a misanthrope. — Florence King Copy Share
Hereditary monarchy offers numerous advantages for America. It is the only form of government able to unify a heterogeneous people. Thanks to centuries of… — Florence King Copy Share
Resistance to team play seemed to pour like wet cement through my bones, displacing supple marrow, until I was ballasted with my own contempt. — Florence King Copy Share
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 Copy Share
Showing up at school already able to read is like showing up at the undertaker's already embalmed: people start worrying about being put out… — Florence King Copy Share
