The very purpose of existence is to reconcile the glowing opinion we hold of ourselves with the appalling things that other people… — Quentin Crisp Copy Share Image
I recommend limiting one's involvement in other people's lives to a pleasantly scant minimum. This may seem too stoical a position in… — Quentin Crisp Copy Share Image
I would never go to a place and live there because the weather was good or the scenery was beautiful or the… — Quentin Crisp Copy Share Image
When I told the people of Northern Ireland that I was an atheist, a woman in the audience stood up and said,… — Quentin Crisp Copy Share Image
It's a strange situation, but people will pay your fare to get you to go and tell them how to be happy. — 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
