--- title: "20 Life Quotes By Quentin Crisp" description: "20 Life quotes by Quentin Crisp. Plus more from Quentin Crisp and more Life sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b6/quentin-crisp-1163_death_it-was-not-so-much-that-i-longed-for-dea_2256803.png" --- > [“It was not so much that I longed for death as that I didn't long for life.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quentin-crisp/it-was-not-so-much-that-i-longed-for-death-as-that-i-didn-t-long-for/) [Quentin Crisp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quentin-crisp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b6/quentin-crisp-1163_death_it-was-not-so-much-that-i-longed-for-dea_2256803.png) > [Life was a funny thing that happened to me on the way to the grave.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quentin-crisp/life-was-a-funny-thing-that-happened-to-me-on-the-way-to-the-grave/) [Quentin Crisp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quentin-crisp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6d/quentin-crisp-1163_funny-thing_life-was-a-funny-thing-that-happened-to_2215570.png) > [“An autobiography is an obituary in serial form with the last instalment missing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quentin-crisp/an-autobiography-is-an-obituary-in-serial-form-with-the-last/) [Quentin Crisp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quentin-crisp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/354/quentin-crisp-1163_autobiography_an-autobiography-is-an-obituary-in-seria_1995823.png) > [Any film is at least better than real life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quentin-crisp/any-film-is-at-least-better-than-real-life/) [Quentin Crisp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quentin-crisp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/551/quentin-crisp-1163_better_any-film-is-at-least-better-than-real-li_2876753.png) > [I can't remember ever having a tragic demeanor. Although my life was tragedy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quentin-crisp/i-can-t-remember-ever-having-a-tragic-demeanor-although-my-life-was/) [Quentin Crisp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quentin-crisp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50a/quentin-crisp-1163_demeanor_i-can-t-remember-ever-having-a-tragic-de_2750646.png) > [“The very purpose of existence it to reconcile the glowing opinion we have of ourselves with the appalling things that other people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quentin-crisp/the-very-purpose-of-existence-it-to-reconcile-the-glowing-opinion-we/) [Quentin Crisp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quentin-crisp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/950/quentin-crisp-1163_life_the-very-purpose-of-existence-it-to-reco_2666151.png) > [I like living in one room and have never known what people do with the room they are not in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quentin-crisp/i-like-living-in-one-room-and-have-never-known-what-people-do-with/) [Quentin Crisp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quentin-crisp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96a/quentin-crisp-1163_life_i-like-living-in-one-room-and-have-never_673918.png) > [The very purpose of existence is to reconcile the glowing opinion we hold of ourselves with the appalling things that other people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quentin-crisp/the-very-purpose-of-existence-is-to-reconcile-the-glowing-opinion-we/) [Quentin Crisp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quentin-crisp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0be/quentin-crisp-1163_existence_the-very-purpose-of-existence-is-to-reco_2744143.png) > [As a test of the closeness of your relationship with the world, sex could never be a patch on being murdered. (That's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quentin-crisp/as-a-test-of-the-closeness-of-your-relationship-with-the-world-sex/) [Quentin Crisp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quentin-crisp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d9/quentin-crisp-1163_closeness_as-a-test-of-the-closeness-of-your-relat_218290.jpg) > [I learned very early in life that I was always going to need people more than they needed me](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quentin-crisp/i-learned-very-early-in-life-that-i-was-always-going-to-need-people/) [Quentin Crisp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quentin-crisp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/796/quentin-crisp-1163_life_i-learned-very-early-in-life-that-i-was_1250105.png) > [I found that I had become so spinsterish that I was made neurotic not only by my life of domesticity but by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quentin-crisp/i-found-that-i-had-become-so-spinsterish-that-i-was-made-neurotic-not/) [Quentin Crisp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quentin-crisp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c4/quentin-crisp-1163_domesticity_i-found-that-i-had-become-so-spinsterish_2971629.jpg) > [The consuming desire of most human beings is deliberately to place their entire life in the hands of some other person. For…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quentin-crisp/the-consuming-desire-of-most-human-beings-is-deliberately-to-place/) [Quentin Crisp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quentin-crisp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c8/quentin-crisp-1163_beastly_the-consuming-desire-of-most-human-being_220614.png) > [I came first to America in 1977 at the invitation of a man who wanted to make my life story into a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quentin-crisp/i-came-first-to-america-in-1977-at-the-invitation-of-a-man-who-wanted/) [Quentin Crisp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quentin-crisp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d2/quentin-crisp-1163_agents_i-came-first-to-america-in-1977-at-the-i_439738.png) > [“Whatever has gone on in the outer world has passed me by. But I think if anyone said to me, 'if you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quentin-crisp/whatever-has-gone-on-in-the-outer-world-has-passed-me-by-but-i-think/) [Quentin Crisp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quentin-crisp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c29/quentin-crisp-1163_beastly_whatever-has-gone-on-in-the-outer-world_1915797.png) > [The measure of woman's distaste for any part of her life lies not in the loudness of her lamentations (these are only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quentin-crisp/the-measure-of-woman-s-distaste-for-any-part-of-her-life-lies-not-in/) [Quentin Crisp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quentin-crisp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79e/quentin-crisp-1163_cease_the-measure-of-woman-s-distaste-for-any_2239308.png) > [The consuming desire of most human beings is deliberately to plant their whole life in the hands of some other person. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quentin-crisp/the-consuming-desire-of-most-human-beings-is-deliberately-to-plant/) [Quentin Crisp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quentin-crisp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36b/quentin-crisp-1163_character_the-consuming-desire-of-most-human-being_444867.png) > [I approach my life with logic. I do not act on impulse or emotion. I very seldom find that I say, 'And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quentin-crisp/i-approach-my-life-with-logic-i-do-not-act-on-impulse-or-emotion-i/) [Quentin Crisp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quentin-crisp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60a/quentin-crisp-1163_approach_i-approach-my-life-with-logic-i-do-not-a_3173918.png) > [“As soon as I put my uniform on, the rest of my life solidified around me like a plaster cast. From that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quentin-crisp/as-soon-as-i-put-my-uniform-on-the-rest-of-my-life-solidified-around/) [Quentin Crisp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quentin-crisp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2cf/quentin-crisp-1163_life_as-soon-as-i-put-my-uniform-on-the-rest_684661.png) > [Life is a game in which the rules are constantly changing; nothing spoils a game more than those who take it seriously.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quentin-crisp/life-is-a-game-in-which-the-rules-are-constantly-changing-nothing/) [Quentin Crisp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quentin-crisp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/19c/quentin-crisp-1163_able_life-is-a-game-in-which-the-rules-are-co_2633916.jpg) > [“The average woman, unless she is particularly ill-favored, regards loving and being loved as a normal part of life. If a man…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quentin-crisp/the-average-woman-unless-she-is-particularly-ill-favored-regards/) [Quentin Crisp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quentin-crisp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d50/quentin-crisp-1163_art-of-life_the-average-woman-unless-she-is-particul_2370129.png) ## Other authors on Life - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-sunday-adelaja-87912.jpg) Sunday Adelaja 2,086 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/sunday-adelaja/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-nishan-panwar-14.jpg) Nishan Panwar 1,901 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/nishan-panwar/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-paulo-coelho-74345.jpg) Paulo Coelho 1,045 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/paulo-coelho/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-ritu-ghatourey-5.jpg) Ritu Ghatourey 893 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/ritu-ghatourey/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-frederick-lenz-36205.jpg) Frederick Lenz 659 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/frederick-lenz/) - [Lailah Gifty Akita 630 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/lailah-gifty-akita/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-anurag-prakash-ray-38.jpg) Anurag Prakash Ray 621 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/anurag-prakash-ray/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-steve-maraboli-87325.jpg) Steve Maraboli 550 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/steve-maraboli/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-melchor-lim-61.jpg) Melchor Lim 538 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/melchor-lim/) - [Mehmet Murat ildan 452 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/mehmet-murat-ildan/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-henry-david-thoreau-41473.jpg) Henry David Thoreau 432 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/henry-david-thoreau/) - [Ralph Waldo Emerson 430 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/ralph-waldo-emerson/) ## More by Quentin Crisp > [You can behave as badly as you like in America. Nobody notices.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quentin-crisp/you-can-behave-as-badly-as-you-like-in-america-nobody-notices/) [Quentin Crisp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quentin-crisp/) > [Never keep up with the Joneses. Drag them down to your level.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quentin-crisp/never-keep-up-with-the-joneses-drag-them-down-to-your-level/) [Quentin Crisp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quentin-crisp/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quentin-crisp/masturbation-is-not-only-an-expression-of-self-regard-it-is-also-the/) [Quentin Crisp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quentin-crisp/) > [I am the last of Britain's stately homos.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quentin-crisp/i-am-the-last-of-britain-s-stately-homos/) [Quentin Crisp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quentin-crisp/) > [My mother protected me from the world and my father threatened me with it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quentin-crisp/my-mother-protected-me-from-the-world-and-my-father-threatened-me/) [Quentin Crisp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quentin-crisp/) > [Nothing more rapidly inclines a person to go into a monastery than reading a book on etiquette. There are so many trivial ways in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quentin-crisp/nothing-more-rapidly-inclines-a-person-to-go-into-a-monastery-than/) [Quentin Crisp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quentin-crisp/) > [Vice is its own reward. It is virtue which, if it is to be marketed with consumer appeal, must carry Green Shield stamps.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quentin-crisp/vice-is-its-own-reward-it-is-virtue-which-if-it-is-to-be-marketed/) [Quentin Crisp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quentin-crisp/) > [Most men when they make up their faces, the makeup stands forward, and their faces are behind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quentin-crisp/most-men-when-they-make-up-their-faces-the-makeup-stands-forward-and/) [Quentin Crisp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quentin-crisp/) > [Development of character consists solely in moving toward self-sufficiency.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quentin-crisp/development-of-character-consists-solely-in-moving-toward-self/) [Quentin Crisp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quentin-crisp/) > [Women have decided to be people, which is a great mistake. Women were nicer than people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quentin-crisp/women-have-decided-to-be-people-which-is-a-great-mistake-women-were/) [Quentin Crisp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quentin-crisp/) > [Sex is the last refuge of the misreable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quentin-crisp/sex-is-the-last-refuge-of-the-misreable/) [Quentin Crisp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quentin-crisp/) > [I was amazed to receive later a substantial sum for sitting in my room and talking about myself. If only I could get some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quentin-crisp/i-was-amazed-to-receive-later-a-substantial-sum-for-sitting-in-my/) [Quentin Crisp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quentin-crisp/) > [If you live in America, you don't have to work. You can just drift along in the smiling and nodding racket.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quentin-crisp/if-you-live-in-america-you-don-t-have-to-work-you-can-just-drift/) [Quentin Crisp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quentin-crisp/) > [“I was from birth an object of mild ridicule because of my movements - especially the perpetual flutter of my hands - and my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quentin-crisp/i-was-from-birth-an-object-of-mild-ridicule-because-of-my-movements/) [Quentin Crisp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quentin-crisp/) > [If a man were to look over the fence on one side of his garden and observe that the neighbor on his left had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quentin-crisp/if-a-man-were-to-look-over-the-fence-on-one-side-of-his-garden-and/) [Quentin Crisp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quentin-crisp/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/quentin-crisp/#itemlist", 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