The simplest comment on my book came from my ballet teacher. She said, "I wish you hadn't made every line funny. It's so depressing." — Quentin Crisp Copy Share Image
Another friend began to say, "Well, Quentin has a problem of adjusting himself to society and he..." This sentence was never finished. The ballet teacher expostulated, "I don't agree. Quentin does exactly as he pleases. The rest of us have… — Quentin Crisp Copy Share Image
“Masturbation is not only an expression of self-regard: it is also the natural emotional outlet of those who, before anything has reared its ugly… — Quentin Crisp Copy Share
My mother protected me from the world and my father threatened me with it. — Quentin Crisp Copy Share
Nothing more rapidly inclines a person to go into a monastery than reading a book on etiquette. There are so many trivial ways in… — Quentin Crisp Copy Share
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 Copy Share
Most men when they make up their faces, the makeup stands forward, and their faces are behind. — Quentin Crisp Copy Share
Development of character consists solely in moving toward self-sufficiency. — Quentin Crisp Copy Share
Women have decided to be people, which is a great mistake. Women were nicer than people. — Quentin Crisp Copy Share
I was amazed to receive later a substantial sum for sitting in my room and talking about myself. If only I could get some… — Quentin Crisp Copy Share
If you live in America, you don't have to work. You can just drift along in the smiling and nodding racket. — Quentin Crisp Copy Share
“I was from birth an object of mild ridicule because of my movements - especially the perpetual flutter of my hands - and my… — Quentin Crisp Copy Share
If a man were to look over the fence on one side of his garden and observe that the neighbor on his left had… — Quentin Crisp Copy Share
