I acquiesced in this on the grounds that the most anyone ca… - Quentin Crisp

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I acquiesced in this on the grounds that the most anyone can expect from a holiday is a change of agony.

Quentin Crisp

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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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Another friend began to say, "Well, Quentin has a problem of adjusting himself to society and he..." This sentence was never finished. The ballet teacher expostulated, "I don't agree. Quentin does exactly as he pleases. The rest of us have to adapt ourselves to him."

Life was a funny thing that happened to me on the way to the grave.

Health consists of having the same diseases as one’s neighbours.

I acquiesced in this on the grounds that the most anyone can expect from a holiday is a change of agony. - Quentin Crisp

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