Quentin Crisp (born Denis Charles Pratt, – ), was an English writer and raconteur.
Manners are love in a cool climate. Use this quote
It is not the simple statement of facts that ushers in freedom; it is the constant repetition of them that has this liberating effect. Tolerance is the result not of enlightenment, but of boredom. Use this quote
Life was a funny thing that happened to me on the way to the grave. Use this quote
When I told the people of Northern Ireland that I was an atheist, a woman in the audience stood up and said, 'Yes, but is it the God of the Catholics or the God of the Protestants in whom you don't believe? Use this quote
It's no good running a pig farm badly for 30 years while saying, 'Really, I was meant to be a ballet dancer.' By then, pigs will be your style. Use this quote
The consuming desire of most human beings is deliberately to plant their whole life in the hands of some other person. I would describe this method of searching for happiness as immature. Development of character consists solely in moving toward self-sufficiency. Use this quote
The British do not expect happiness. I had the impression, all the time that I lived there, that they do not want to be happy; they want to be right. Use this quote
Health consists of having the same diseases as one's neighbors. Use this quote
Though intelligence is powerless to modify character, it is a dab hand at finding euphemisms for its weaknesses. Use this quote
My mother protected me from the world and my father threatened me with it. Use this quote
