Nothing more rapidly inclines a person to go into a monastery than reading a book on etiquette. There are so many trivial… — Quentin Crisp Copy Share Image
The consuming desire of most human beings is deliberately to place their entire life in the hands of some other person. For… — Quentin Crisp Copy Share Image
What would you be like if you were the only person in the world? If you want to be truly happy you… — Quentin Crisp Copy Share Image
The continued propinquity of another human being cramps the style after a time unless that person is somebody you think you love.… — Quentin Crisp Copy Share Image
To love another person you have to undertake some fragment of their destiny. — Quentin Crisp Copy Share Image
Other-cheekism is not only a way of purifying the soul, it is also part of every weak person's survival kit. — Quentin Crisp Copy Share Image
When I was young, I wanted to find the Great Dark Man. When I said that I realise now that people thought… — Quentin Crisp Copy Share Image
You can't be a person and a lady. If you're a person, you can open the damned door yourself. — Quentin Crisp Copy Share Image
As soon as a person takes a part as a homosexual, the press says, "What do your wife and children think of… — 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
