"When I'm alone, I can sleep crossways in bed without an argument"
About this Quote
The line works because it wears glamour while smuggling in cynicism. Gabor’s public persona traded in sparkle, marriages, and a kind of performance-art candor about men and money. In that context, the joke becomes self-aware: she’s an icon of coupling who keeps reminding you that coupling has costs. It’s also a sly reversal of the usual cultural script where solitude is framed as deficiency. Here, alone is not tragic; alone is spacious. The bed becomes a tiny stage where she can play the starring role without compromise.
There’s a gendered subtext too: for much of the 20th century, women were expected to be accommodating, literally and figuratively. Gabor’s sideways sleep is a glamorous refusal to shrink. The wit isn’t just in the image; it’s in how she makes autonomy sound delicious.
Quote Details
| Topic | Husband & Wife |
|---|---|
| Source | Zsa Zsa Gabor — Wikiquote page (list of quotations) where the line is attributed to her. |
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Gabor, Zsa Zsa. (2026, January 18). When I'm alone, I can sleep crossways in bed without an argument. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/when-im-alone-i-can-sleep-crossways-in-bed-15079/
Chicago Style
Gabor, Zsa Zsa. "When I'm alone, I can sleep crossways in bed without an argument." FixQuotes. January 18, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/when-im-alone-i-can-sleep-crossways-in-bed-15079/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"When I'm alone, I can sleep crossways in bed without an argument." FixQuotes, 18 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/when-im-alone-i-can-sleep-crossways-in-bed-15079/. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.










