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Never sweep. After four years the dirt gets no worse.
Quentin Crisp
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Quentin Crisp
Age: 90 †
Born: 1908
Born: December 25
Died: 1999
Died: November 21
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Sutton
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Daniel Pratt
Denis Charles Pratt
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The rest of the world in which I lived was still stumbling about in search of a weapon with which to exterminate this monster [homosexuality] whose shape and size were not yet known or even guessed at. It was thought to be Greek in origin, smaller than socialism but more deadly, especially to children.
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Love is the extra effort we make in our dealings with those whom we do not like and once you understand that, you understand all. This idea that love overtakes you is nonsense. This is but a polite manifestation of sex. To love another you have to undertake some fragment of their destiny.
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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.
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The war between the sexes is the only one in which both sides regularly sleep with the enemy.
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For an introvert his environment is himself and can never be subject to startling or unforeseen change.
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You must stop this interview now as I have come to end of my personality.
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This woman did not fly to extremes she lived there.
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What matters is not whether you put your fork or knife together because you've finished your meal, or something like that. What matters is that you don't offend people, or hurt their feelings by mistake by saying the wrong thing or doing the wrong thing.
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I learned very early in life that I was always going to need people more than they needed me
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Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne.
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The idea that He would take his attention away from the universe in order to give me a bicycle with three speeds is just so unlikely I can't go along with it.
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Exhibitionists have no friends, no friends at all.
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You don't have to deal with anyone in America. They accept you the way you are.
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The programs constantly repeat themselves and one another. No one has yet had the nerve to say, 'As we have nothing sensible to tell you between now and 8:30, please tune in again then.
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When asked to give advice, I do of course give it, because I give whatever I am asked to give.
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A fair share of anything is starvation diet to an egomaniac.
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The very purpose of existence is to reconcile the glowing opinion we hold of ourselves with the appalling things that other people think about us.
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I recommend limiting one's involvement in other people's lives to a pleasantly scant minimum.
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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.
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To love another person you have to undertake some fragment of their destiny.
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