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What would you be like if you were the only person in the world? If you want to be truly happy you must be that person.
Quentin Crisp
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Quentin Crisp
Age: 90 †
Born: 1908
Born: December 25
Died: 1999
Died: November 21
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Denis Charles Pratt
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