My mother protected me from the world and my father threatened me with it. — Quentin Crisp Copy Share Image
Keeping up with the Joneses was a full-time job with my mother and father. It was not until many years later when… — Quentin Crisp Copy Share Image
When asked, 'Shall I tell my mother I'm gay?', I reply, 'Never tell your mother anything. — Quentin Crisp Copy Share Image
Assoon as I stepped out of my mother's womb on to dry land, I realized that I had made a mistake?but the… — Quentin Crisp Copy Share Image
People say to me, "When did you come out?" But I was never in! When I was about six, I was swanning… — Quentin Crisp Copy Share Image
Now you can leave home at any time you like.Your mother comes down and finds a picture of the Eiffel Tower on… — Quentin Crisp Copy Share Image
You fall out of your mother's womb, you crawl across open country under fire, and drop into your grave. — 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
