While I have very little to say in favor of sex (it's vastly overrated, it's frequently unnecessary, and it's messy), it is… — Quentin Crisp Copy Share Image
In fact I try to spend at least one, if not two days without ever leaving my room. Because if I didn't,… — Quentin Crisp Copy Share Image
I had a friend who had two degrees of being made up: when invited I would say 'Can I make up?' and… — Quentin Crisp Copy Share Image
“Nothing in our culture, not even home computers, is more overrated than the epidermal felicity of two featherless bipeds in desperate congress.” — 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
The United States are a miracle: the division between two states is sometimes a river or a mountain, and sometimes it's a… — 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
