Quentin Crisp

Never keep up with the Joneses. Drag them down to your level. It's cheaper.

Never keep up with the Joneses. Drag them down to your level. It's cheaper.

It is not the simple statement of facts that ushers in freedom; it is the constant repetition of them that read more

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.

I don't hold with abroad and think that foreigners speak English when our backs are turned

I don't hold with abroad and think that foreigners speak English when our backs are turned

The consuming desire of most human beings is deliberately to plant their whole life in the hands of some other read more

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.

If Mr. Vincent Price were to be co-starred with Miss Bette Davis in a story by Mr. Edgar Allan Poe read more

If Mr. Vincent Price were to be co-starred with Miss Bette Davis in a story by Mr. Edgar Allan Poe directed by Mr. Roger Corman, it could not fully express the pent-up violence and depravity of a single day in the life of the average family.