To lose is not always failure.
QUENTIN CRISPLife was a funny thing that happened to me on the way to the grave.
More Quentin Crisp Quotes
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I take it to be axiomatic that people are revolted by witnessing the shameless gratification of an appetite they do not share.
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I don’t really act. I say the words the way I would say them if I meant them.
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It may be true that artists adopt a flamboyant appearance, but it’s also true that people who look funny get stuck with the arts.
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Fashion is what you adopt when you don’t know who you are.
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When I was young, we thought that Oscar Wilde was a great nobleman who had thrown his life away for love. Nothing could be less true. He slept with East Enders who were procured for him by Lord Alfred Douglas.
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Why get married? For human beings, marriage is such an unnatural state. If you want monogamy, it has been said, you should marry a swan.
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The trouble with European cities is that they are drenched in their history, almost all of which is terrible.
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The trouble with children is that they’re not returnable.
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There is no need to do any housework at all. After the first four years the dirt doesn’t get any worse.
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I like living in one room and have never known what people do with the room they are not in.
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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.
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Development of character consists solely in moving toward self-sufficiency.
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Fashion is a way of not having to decide who you are. Style is deciding who you are and being able to perpetuate it.
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Manners are love in a cool climate.
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One should always be wary of anyone who promises that their love will last longer than a weekend.
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