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Quentin Crisp

Quentin Crisp

Quentin Crisp föddes den 25 december 1908 och dog den 21 november 1999 - engelsk manlig prostituerad.
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Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne.

The very purpose of existence is to reconcile the glowing opinion we hold of ourselves with the appalling things that other people think about us.

The curiosity of the neighbors about you, is a tribute to your individuality, and you should encourage it

The consuming desire of most human beings is deliberately to plant their whole life in the hands of some other person. I would describe this method of searching for happiness as immature. Development of character consists solely in moving toward self-sufficiency.

This woman did not fly to extremes; she lived there.

Of course I lie to people. But I lie altruistically - for our mutual good. The lie is the basic building block of good manners. That may seem mildly shocking to a moralist - but then what isn't?

Los Angeles is just New York lying down

The worst part of being gay in the twentieth century is all that damn disco music to which one has to listen

Life is a game in which the rules are constantly changing; nothing spoils a game more than those who take it seriously. Adultery? Phooey! You should never subjugate yourself to another nor seek the subjugation of someone else to yourself. If you follow that Crispian principle you will be able to say ''Phooey,'' too, instead of reaching for your gun when you fancy yourself betrayed.

Life was a funny thing that occurred on the way to the grave

For flavor, instant sex will never supersede the stuff you have to peel and cook.

An autobiography is an obituary in serial form with the last installment missing.

I recommend limiting one's involvement in other people's lives to a pleasantly scant minimum.

I simply haven't the nerve to imagine a being, a force, a cause which keeps the planets revolving in their orbits and then suddenly stops in order to give me a bicycle with three speeds.

You should treat all disasters as if they were trivialities but never treat a triviality as if it were a disaster

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