The distinction between indoors and outdoors, which in Engl… - Quentin Crisp

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The distinction between indoors and outdoors, which in England is usually so marked, was temporarily suspended in a hot gauzy haze.

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Quentin Crisp (December 25, 1908 – November 21, 1999), born Denis Charles Pratt, was an English writer, artist's model, actor and raconteur who was known for his memorable and insightful witticisms. He became a gay icon in the 1970s after publication of his memoir, The Naked Civil Servant, brought to the attention of the general public his defiant exhibitionism and longstanding refusal to conceal his homosexuality.

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Birth Name: Denis Charles Pratt

Alternative Names: Daniel Pratt

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The distinction between indoors and outdoors, which in England is usually so marked, was temporarily suspended in a hot gauzy haze. - Quentin Crisp

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