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Quentin Crisp Quotes

It’s no good running a pig farm badly for 30 years while saying, ‘Really, I was meant to be a ballet dancer.’ By then, pigs will be your style Picture Quote #1

The world now seems a stunningly ignoble place. It has not really grown all that much worse but appears to have done so because we know so much more about it than we did Picture Quote #1

What I wanted most of all was to use sex as a weapon to allure, subjugate, and, if possible, destroy the personality of others Picture Quote #1

To love another person you have to undertake some fragment of their destiny Picture Quote #1

Love is not enough. It must be the foundation, the cornerstone - but not the complete structure. It is much too pliable, too yielding Picture Quote #1

The consuming desire of most human beings is deliberately to plant their whole life in the hands of some other person. I would describe this method of searching for happiness as immature. Development of character consists solely in moving toward self-sufficiency Picture Quote #1

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The poverty from which I have suffered could be diagnosed as ‘Soho’ poverty. It comes from having the airs and graces of a genius and no talent Picture Quote #1

Another friend began to say, well, quentin has a problem of adjusting himself to society and he... This sentence was never finished. The ballet teacher expostulated, I don’t agree. Quentin does exactly as he pleases. The rest of us have to adapt ourselves to him Picture Quote #1

If Mr. Vincent Price were to be co-starred with Miss Bette Davis in a story by Mr. Edgar Allan Poe directed by Mr. Roger Corman, it could not fully express the pent-up violence and depravity of a single day in the life of the average family Picture Quote #1

Life is a game in which the rules are constantly changing; nothing spoils a game more than those who take it seriously. Adultery? Phooey! You should never subjugate yourself to another nor seek the subjugation of someone else to yourself. If you follow that Crispian principle you will be able to say Phooey, too, instead of reaching for your gun when you fancy yourself betrayed Picture Quote #1

Euphemisms are not, as many young people think, useless verbiage for that which can and should be said bluntly; they are like secret agents on a delicate mission, they must airily pass by a stinking mess with barely so much as a nod of the head, make their point of constructive criticism and continue on in calm forbearance. Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne Picture Quote #1

What better proof of love can there be than money? A ten-shilling note shows incontrovertibly just how mad about you a man is Picture Quote #1

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I don’t hold with abroad and think that foreigners speak English when our backs are turned Picture Quote #1

I learned very early in life that I was always going to need people more than they needed me Picture Quote #1

Well, it has done terrifying things. Religious ideas are inflammatory in a way that I find difficult to understand. There are very few wars over the theory of relativity. Very few heated arguments, for that matter. Whereas, in Northern Ireland, they are killing one another over religion Picture Quote #1

It is explained that all relationships require a little give and take. This is untrue. Any partnership demands that we give and give and give and at the last, as we flop into our graves exhausted, we are told that we didn’t give enough Picture Quote #1

America believes in freedom. The English don’t believe in it. They don’t believe in happiness Picture Quote #1

It’s no good running a pig farm badly for 30 years while saying, ‘Really, I was meant to be a ballet dancer.’ By then, pigs will be your style Picture Quote #1

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The simplest comment on my book came from my ballet teacher. She said, I wish you hadn’t made every line funny. It’s so depressing Picture Quote #1

There are three reasons for becoming a writer: the first is that you need the money; the second that you have something to say that you think the world should know; the third is that you can’t think what to do with the long winter evenings Picture Quote #1

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 of not being ashamed Picture Quote #1

I went out into the world when I was about 22. I wrote books and I illustrated books and did book covers, and I taught tap-dancing, and I was a model in the art school. I had no ability for any of those things, but what else could I do? Picture Quote #1

Politics are not an instrument for effecting social change; they are the art of making the inevitable appear to be a matter of wise human choice Picture Quote #1

Muddled syntax is the outward and audible sign of confused minds, and the misuse of grammar the result of illogical thinking Picture Quote #1

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The trouble with European cities is that they are drenched in their history, almost all of which is terrible Picture Quote #1

You fall out of your mother’s womb, you crawl across open country under fire, and drop into your grave Picture Quote #1

Rome did not create a great empire by having meetings, they did it by killing all those who opposed them. If at first you don’t succeed, failure may be your style Picture Quote #1

It may be true that artists adopt a flamboyant appearance, but it’s also true that people who look funny get stuck with the arts Picture Quote #1

In New York, I find people so courteous and so generous. Free drinks in bars. Free taxi rides Picture Quote #1

Women have decided to be people, which is a great mistake. Women were nicer than people Picture Quote #1

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It’s no good running a pig farm badly for 30 years while saying, ‘Really, I was meant to be a ballet dancer.’ By then, pigs will be your style (Quentin Crisp Quotes) The world now seems a stunningly ignoble place. It has not really grown all that much worse but appears to have done so because we know so much more about it than we did (Quentin Crisp Quotes) What I wanted most of all was to use sex as a weapon to allure, subjugate, and, if possible, destroy the personality of others (Quentin Crisp Quotes) To love another person you have to undertake some fragment of their destiny (Quentin Crisp Quotes) Love is not enough. It must be the foundation, the cornerstone - but not the complete structure. It is much too pliable, too yielding (Quentin Crisp Quotes) The consuming desire of most human beings is deliberately to plant their whole life in the hands of some other person. I would describe this method of searching for happiness as immature. Development of character consists solely in moving toward self-sufficiency (Quentin Crisp Quotes) The poverty from which I have suffered could be diagnosed as ‘Soho’ poverty. It comes from having the airs and graces of a genius and no talent (Quentin Crisp Quotes) Another friend began to say, well, quentin has a problem of adjusting himself to society and he... This sentence was never finished. The ballet teacher expostulated, I don’t agree. Quentin does exactly as he pleases. The rest of us have to adapt ourselves to him (Quentin Crisp Quotes) If Mr. Vincent Price were to be co-starred with Miss Bette Davis in a story by Mr. Edgar Allan Poe directed by Mr. Roger Corman, it could not fully express the pent-up violence and depravity of a single day in the life of the average family (Quentin Crisp Quotes) Life is a game in which the rules are constantly changing; nothing spoils a game more than those who take it seriously. Adultery? Phooey! You should never subjugate yourself to another nor seek the subjugation of someone else to yourself. If you follow that Crispian principle you will be able to say Phooey, too, instead of reaching for your gun when you fancy yourself betrayed (Quentin Crisp Quotes) Euphemisms are not, as many young people think, useless verbiage for that which can and should be said bluntly; they are like secret agents on a delicate mission, they must airily pass by a stinking mess with barely so much as a nod of the head, make their point of constructive criticism and continue on in calm forbearance. Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne (Quentin Crisp Quotes) What better proof of love can there be than money? A ten-shilling note shows incontrovertibly just how mad about you a man is (Quentin Crisp Quotes) I don’t hold with abroad and think that foreigners speak English when our backs are turned (Quentin Crisp Quotes) I learned very early in life that I was always going to need people more than they needed me (Quentin Crisp Quotes) Well, it has done terrifying things. Religious ideas are inflammatory in a way that I find difficult to understand. There are very few wars over the theory of relativity. Very few heated arguments, for that matter. Whereas, in Northern Ireland, they are killing one another over religion (Quentin Crisp Quotes) It is explained that all relationships require a little give and take. This is untrue. Any partnership demands that we give and give and give and at the last, as we flop into our graves exhausted, we are told that we didn’t give enough. (Quentin Crisp Quotes) America believes in freedom. The English don’t believe in it. They don’t believe in happiness. (Quentin Crisp Quotes) It’s no good running a pig farm badly for 30 years while saying, ‘Really, I was meant to be a ballet dancer.’ By then, pigs will be your style. (Quentin Crisp Quotes) The simplest comment on my book came from my ballet teacher. She said, I wish you hadn’t made every line funny. It’s so depressing. (Quentin Crisp Quotes) There are three reasons for becoming a writer: the first is that you need the money; the second that you have something to say that you think the world should know; the third is that you can’t think what to do with the long winter evenings. (Quentin Crisp Quotes) 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 of not being ashamed. (Quentin Crisp Quotes) I went out into the world when I was about 22. I wrote books and I illustrated books and did book covers, and I taught tap-dancing, and I was a model in the art school. I had no ability for any of those things, but what else could I do? (Quentin Crisp Quotes) Politics are not an instrument for effecting social change; they are the art of making the inevitable appear to be a matter of wise human choice. (Quentin Crisp Quotes) Muddled syntax is the outward and audible sign of confused minds, and the misuse of grammar the result of illogical thinking. (Quentin Crisp Quotes) The trouble with European cities is that they are drenched in their history, almost all of which is terrible. (Quentin Crisp Quotes) You fall out of your mother’s womb, you crawl across open country under fire, and drop into your grave. (Quentin Crisp Quotes) Rome did not create a great empire by having meetings, they did it by killing all those who opposed them. If at first you don’t succeed, failure may be your style. (Quentin Crisp Quotes) It may be true that artists adopt a flamboyant appearance, but it’s also true that people who look funny get stuck with the arts. (Quentin Crisp Quotes) In New York, I find people so courteous and so generous. Free drinks in bars. Free taxi rides. (Quentin Crisp Quotes) Women have decided to be people, which is a great mistake. Women were nicer than people. (Quentin Crisp Quotes)

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