When I was young, I and the whole world thought that all homosexuals were effeminate. And of course they're not. You can… — Quentin Crisp Copy Share Image
You see, astrology is like fortune-telling. If you can't get it right, you say, "Well, if Venus was doing something peculiar in… — Quentin Crisp Copy Share Image
When asked to give advice, I do of course give it, because I give whatever I am asked to give. — Quentin Crisp Copy Share Image
I am asked how to remain young, and I say 'Never, never work.' And that, of course, is the secret of it. — 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 Image
My mother protected me from the world and my father threatened me with it. — Quentin Crisp Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
Most men when they make up their faces, the makeup stands forward, and their faces are behind. — Quentin Crisp Copy Share Image
Development of character consists solely in moving toward self-sufficiency. — Quentin Crisp Copy Share Image
Women have decided to be people, which is a great mistake. Women were nicer than people. — Quentin Crisp Copy Share Image
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 Image
