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What I wanted most of all was to use sex as a weapon to allure, subjugate, and, if possible, destroy the personality of others.

Quentin Crisp

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Quentin Crisp
Age: 90 †
Born: 1908
Born: December 25
Died: 1999
Died: November 21
Actor
Autobiographer
Film Actor
Graphic Designer
Model
Socialite
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Writer
Sutton
London
Daniel Pratt
Denis Charles Pratt
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Sex
Personality
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Subjugate
Others
Allure

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