I don't think you can really be proud of being gay because it isn't something you've done. You can only be proud… — 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
All liaisons between homosexuals are conducted as though they were between a chorus girl and a bishop. In some cases both parties… — Quentin Crisp Copy Share Image
If I were God - and I never understand why I'm not - I should say, "Shop around, I don't think you'll… — Quentin Crisp Copy Share Image
Mainstream people dislike homosexuality because they can't help concentrating on what homosexual men do to one another. And when you contemplate what… — Quentin Crisp Copy Share Image
Euphemisms are not, as many young people think, useless verbiage for that which can and should be said bluntly; they are like… — Quentin Crisp Copy Share Image
In most cases an act of unwelcome sex is no more bother than being vaccinated, so there's no point going on about… — Quentin Crisp Copy Share Image
I have come to think that both sex and politics are a mistake and that any attempt to establish a connection between… — Quentin Crisp Copy Share Image
Muddled syntax is the outward and audible sign of confused minds, and the misuse of grammar the result of illogical thinking. — Quentin Crisp Copy Share Image
I don't hold with abroad and think that foreigners speak English when our backs are turned — 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
I approach my life with logic. I do not act on impulse or emotion. I very seldom find that I say, 'And… — 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
