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> [Americans respect talent only insofar as it leads to fame, and we reserve our most fervent admiration for famous people who destroy their lives as well as their talent. The fatal flaws of Elvis, Judy, and Marilyn register much higher…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/florence-king/americans-respect-talent-only-insofar-as-it-leads-to-fame-and-we/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e34/florence-king-2603_achievement_americans-respect-talent-only-insofar-as_1212853.jpg)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/florence-king/to-achieve-the-very-pinnacle-of-good-taste-the-neoclassicists-wrote/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b2/florence-king-2603_achieve_to-achieve-the-very-pinnacle-of-good-tas_2351932.jpg)

## Other authors on Meter

## 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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