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Americans worship creativity the way they worship physical beauty - as a way of enjoying elitism without guilt: God did it.

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Florence King
Age: 80 †
Born: 1936
Born: January 5
Died: 2016
Died: January 6
Essayist
Journalist
Novelist
Washington
District of Columbia
Florence Virginia King
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Innovation
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Guilt
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Worship
Physical
Americans
Creativity
Beauty
Elitism
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Enjoying

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