Florence King
Florence King
Florence Virginia Kingwas an American novelist, essayist and columnist...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth5 January 1936
CountryUnited States of America
sides looks glare
Never look on the bright side. The glare is blinding.
children village
It takes only one child to raze a village.
america quirky armor
agoraphobia was my quirky armor against a gregarious America ...
creativity guilt way
Americans worship creativity the way they worship physical beauty - as a way of enjoying elitism without guilt: God did it.
world matter sin
to a Southerner it is faux pas, not sins, that matter in this world.
football character opposites
Wit goes for the jugular, not the jocular, and it's the opposite of football; instead of building character, it tears it down.
flying church pillars
Episcopalians have always preferred the flying buttress to the pillar of the church.
important bars equipment
In Mississippi the important thing is hooch, not bar equipment.
real feminism spinsterhood
He travels fastest who travels alone, and that goes double for she. Real feminism is spinsterhood.
boys bunnies hierarchy
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 to tell Pooky that they belong to the same tribe, while among the good old boys it serves the cause of masculine dominance by identifying Bear and Wrecker as Alpha males.
judging judgmental judged
Judge not, lest ye be judged judgmental.
life book men
Self-help books are making life downright unsafe. Women desperate to catch a man practice all the ploys recommended by these authors. Bump into him, trip over him, knock him down, spill something on him, scald him, but meet him.
animal rights giving
Animal rights activists gives disillusioned feminists an excuse to go back to being women protecting wee creatures without compromising their radical credentials
hate people i-hate-people
Why do I hate people? Who else is there to hate?