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Quentin Crisp quotes

English Writer December 25, 1908 – November 21, 1999

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Abatement in the hostility of one's enemies must never be thought to signify they have been won over. It only means that one has ceased to constitute a threat. Quentin Crisp
Quentin Crisp quote: "Vice is its own reward. It is virtue which, if it is to be..."
Vice is its own reward. It is virtue which, if it is to be marketed with consumer appeal, must carry Green Shield stamps. Quentin Crisp
Quentin Crisp quote: "I like living in one room and have never known what people do..."
I like living in one room and have never known what people do with the room they are not in. Quentin Crisp
Quentin Crisp quote: "I recommend limiting one's involvement in other people's lives..."
I recommend limiting one's involvement in other people's lives to a pleasantly scant minimum. Quentin Crisp
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. Quentin Crisp
Quentin Crisp quote: "Never keep up with the Joneses. Drag them down to your level."
Never keep up with the Joneses. Drag them down to your level. Quentin Crisp
Quentin Crisp quote: "Quentin Crisp (to handsome young man on the street): "What's..."
Quentin Crisp (to handsome young man on the street): "What's the matter, sexy? Don't you like dehydrated fruit? Quentin Crisp
Quentin Crisp quote: "A fair share of anything is starvation diet to an egomaniac."
A fair share of anything is starvation diet to an egomaniac. Quentin Crisp
Quentin Crisp quote: "The law is simply expediency wearing a long white dress."
The law is simply expediency wearing a long white dress. Quentin Crisp
The poverty from which I have suffered could be diagnosed as "Soho" poverty. It comes from having the airs and graces of a genius and no talent. Quentin Crisp
Quentin Crisp quote: "For flavor, instant sex will never supersede the stuff you..."
For flavor, instant sex will never supersede the stuff you have to peel and cook. Quentin Crisp
The world now seems a stunningly ignoble place. It has not really grown all that much worse but appears to have done so because we know so much more about it than we did. Quentin Crisp
Quentin Crisp quote: "Then my hostess said, "Oh, Denis (as my name was before I dyed..."
Then my hostess said, "Oh, Denis (as my name was before I dyed it) never plays the part of a man. Quentin Crisp
Quentin Crisp quote: "However low a man sinks he never reaches the level of the police."
However low a man sinks he never reaches the level of the police. Quentin Crisp
Quentin Crisp quote: "Sex is the last refuge of the miserable."
Sex is the last refuge of the miserable. Quentin Crisp

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