Life was a funny thing that happened to me on the way to the grave. Quentin Crisp funnygravehappen Change image and share on social
It is explained that all relationships require a little give and take. This is untrue. Any partnership demands that we give and give and give and at the last, as we flop into our graves exhausted, we are told that we didn't give enough. Quentin Crisp demandexhaustexplain share on social
Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne. Quentin Crisp colognediplomaticeuphemism Change image and share on social
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? Quentin Crisp atheistaudiencecatholic share on social
You fall out of your mother's womb, you crawl across open country under fire, and drop into your grave. Quentin Crisp countrycrawldrop Change image and share on social
Abatement in the hostility of one's enemies must never be thought to signify they have been won over. It only means that one has ceased to constitute a threat. Quentin Crisp abatementceaseconstitute Change image and share on social
There are three reasons for becoming a writer: the first is that you need the money; the second that you have something to say that you think the world should know; the third is that you can't think what to do with the long winter evenings. Quentin Crisp eveninglongmoney share on social
Fashion is what you adopt when you don't know who you are. Quentin Crisp adoptfashion Change image and share on social
Is not the whole world a vast house of assignation of which the filing system has been lost? Quentin Crisp assignationfilehouse Change image and share on social
If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style. Quentin Crisp failurestylesucceed Change image and share on social
