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Even hooligans marry, though they know that marriage is for a little while. It is alimony that is for ever.
Quentin Crisp
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Quentin Crisp
Age: 90 †
Born: 1908
Born: December 25
Died: 1999
Died: November 21
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Daniel Pratt
Denis Charles Pratt
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