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> [The American woman's concept of marriage is a clearly etched picture of something uninflated on the floor. A sleeping-bag withoutair, a beanbag without beans, a padded bra without pads. To work on it, you start pumping--what the magazines call "breathing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/florence-king/the-american-woman-s-concept-of-marriage-is-a-clearly-etched-picture/)

[Florence King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/florence-king/)

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## More by Florence King

> [“Feminists will not be satisfied until every abortion is performed by a gay black doctor under an endangered tree on a reservation for handicapped…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/florence-king/feminists-will-not-be-satisfied-until-every-abortion-is-performed-by/)

[Florence King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/florence-king/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/florence-king/people-are-so-busy-dreaming-the-american-dream-fantasizing-about-what/)

[Florence King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/florence-king/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/florence-king/in-its-purest-sense-nicknaming-is-an-elitist-ritual-practiced-by/)

[Florence King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/florence-king/)

> [In the last few years, race relations in America have entered upon a period of intensified craziness wherein fear of being called a racist…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/florence-king/in-the-last-few-years-race-relations-in-america-have-entered-upon-a/)

[Florence King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/florence-king/)

> [“For a girl gone wrong, you can't beat the banks of the Wabash.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/florence-king/for-a-girl-gone-wrong-you-can-t-beat-the-banks-of-the-wabash/)

[Florence King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/florence-king/)

> [A man should never apologize!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/florence-king/a-man-should-never-apologize/)

[Florence King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/florence-king/)

> [He travels fastest who travels alone, and that goes double for she. Real feminism is spinsterhood.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/florence-king/he-travels-fastest-who-travels-alone-and-that-goes-double-for-she/)

[Florence King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/florence-king/)

> [to a Southerner it is faux pas, not sins, that matter in this world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/florence-king/to-a-southerner-it-is-faux-pas-not-sins-that-matter-in-this-world/)

[Florence King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/florence-king/)

> [If you ever meet someone who cannot understand why solitary confinement is considered punishment, you have met a misanthrope.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/florence-king/if-you-ever-meet-someone-who-cannot-understand-why-solitary/)

[Florence King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/florence-king/)

> [No matter which sex I went to bed with, I never smoked on the street](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/florence-king/no-matter-which-sex-i-went-to-bed-with-i-never-smoked-on-the-street/)

[Florence King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/florence-king/)

> [Hereditary monarchy offers numerous advantages for America. It is the only form of government able to unify a heterogeneous people. Thanks to centuries of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/florence-king/hereditary-monarchy-offers-numerous-advantages-for-america-it-is-the/)

[Florence King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/florence-king/)

> [Resistance to team play seemed to pour like wet cement through my bones, displacing supple marrow, until I was ballasted with my own contempt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/florence-king/resistance-to-team-play-seemed-to-pour-like-wet-cement-through-my/)

[Florence King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/florence-king/)

> [In Mississippi the important thing is hooch, not bar equipment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/florence-king/in-mississippi-the-important-thing-is-hooch-not-bar-equipment/)

[Florence King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/florence-king/)

> [Writers, not psychiatrists, are the true interpreters of the human mind and heart, and we have been at it for a very long time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/florence-king/writers-not-psychiatrists-are-the-true-interpreters-of-the-human-mind/)

[Florence King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/florence-king/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/florence-king/showing-up-at-school-already-able-to-read-is-like-showing-up-at-the/)

[Florence King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/florence-king/)

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