Writers who have nothing to say always strain for metaphors to say it in.
—Florence King
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
The more immoral we become in big ways, the more puritanical we become in little ways.
—Florence King
Topics: Wisdom, Money
“Very” is the most useless word in the English language and can always come out. More than useless, it is treacherous because it invariably weakens what it is intended to strengthen. For example, would you rather hear the mincing shallowness of “I love you very much” or the heart-slamming intensity of “I love you”?”
—Florence King
We wallow in nostalgia but manage to get it all wrong. True nostalgia is an ephemeral composition of disjointed memories […] but American-style nostalgia is about as ephemeral as copyrighted deja vu.
—Florence King
There is no such thing as a fallen woman; when she steps out of her place, she always steps up.
—Florence King
Keep dating and you will become so sick, so badly crippled, so deformed, so emotionally warped and mentally defective that you will marry anybody.
—Florence King
[To be a wit] you must have a dismal outlook on life and human nature. You have to be a misanthrope, a loner, an introvert — all the things Americans don’t want to be and don’t think people should be. Wit goes for the jugular; humor goes for the jocular.
—Florence King
Hell hath no fury like a liberal arts major scorned.
—Florence King
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- Norman Mailer American Novelist, Journalist
- Lloyd Alexander American Writer
- Isabel Allende Chilean Novelist
- Dave Barry American Humorist
- Will Rogers American Humorist, Actor
- Larry McMurtry American Novelist
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