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When asked, 'Shall I tell my mother I'm gay?', I reply, 'Never tell your mother anything.

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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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