Quentin Crisp
Quentin Crisp
Quentin Crisp25 December 1908 – 21 November 1999) was an English writer and raconteur...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth25 December 1908
truth communication diplomatic-relations
Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne.
teenage parent rebel
The young always have the same problem - how to rebel and conform at the same time. They have now solved this by defying their parents and copying one another.
fathers-day mother dad
My mother protected me from the world and my father threatened me with it.
blame praise asks
Ask yourself, if there was to be no blame, and if there was to be no praise, who would I be then?
mean enemy threat
Abatement in the hostility of one's enemies must never be thought to signify they have been won over. It only means that one has ceased to constitute a threat.
bullying gay phones
The flagrantly gay Quentin Crisp dealt with homophobic bullying by refusing to bow to its onslaught. His number listed in the phone directory, he responded to derogatory remarks accompanied with a stated intent to kill him by asking, "Would you like to make an appointment?"
love destiny extra-effort
To love another person you have to undertake some fragment of their destiny.
love party rocks
The happiest moments in any affair take place after the loved one has learned to accommodate the lover and before the maddening personality of either party has emerged like a jagged rock from the receding tides of lust and curiosity.
inspirational names numbers
You should make no effort to try to join society, stay right where you are. Give your name and serial number and wait for society to come to you.
people promise passionate
I recommend limiting one's involvement in other people's lives to a pleasantly scant minimum. This may seem too stoical a position in these madly passionate times, but madly passionate people rarely make good on their madly passionate promises.
moving character self
Development of character consists solely in moving toward self-sufficiency.
funny sarcastic sex
Sex is the last refuge of the miserable.
journey long style
The search for a life-style involves a journey to the interior. This is not altogether a pleasant experience, because you not only have to take stock of what you consider your assets but you also have to take a long look at what your friends call “the trouble with you.” Nevertheless, the journey is worth making.
character power hands
Though intelligence is powerless to modify character, it is a dab hand at finding euphemisms for its weaknesses.