However low a man sinks he never reaches the level of the police.

Quote by Quentin Crisp

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Sex is the last refuge of the miserable

Sex is the last refuge of the miserable

The trouble with children is that they're not returnable.

The trouble with children is that they're not returnable.

Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne.

Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne.

If I were asked to describe the difference between the sexes in the gay world,...

If I were asked to describe the difference between the sexes in the gay world,...

For an introvert his environment is himself and can never be subject to startling or...

For an introvert his environment is himself and can never be subject to startling or...

In an expanding universe, time is on the side of the outcast. Those who once...

In an expanding universe, time is on the side of the outcast. Those who once...

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

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

Living en famille provides the strongest motives for rudeness combined with the maximum opportunity for...

Living en famille provides the strongest motives for rudeness combined with the maximum opportunity for...

The British do not expect happiness. I had the impression, all the time that I...

The British do not expect happiness. I had the impression, all the time that I...

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

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

Nothing shortens a journey so pleasantly as an account of misfortunes at which the hearer...

Nothing shortens a journey so pleasantly as an account of misfortunes at which the hearer...

For flavor, instant sex will never supersede the stuff you have to peel and cook.

For flavor, instant sex will never supersede the stuff you have to peel and cook.

An autobiography is an obituary in serial form with the last installment missing.

An autobiography is an obituary in serial form with the last installment missing.

Love is not enough. It must be the foundation, the cornerstone- but not the complete...

Love is not enough. It must be the foundation, the cornerstone- but not the complete...

Sex is the last refuge of the miserable.

Sex is the last refuge of the miserable.

Men get laid, but women get screwed.

Men get laid, but women get screwed.

I recommend limiting one's involvement in other people's lives to a pleasantly scant minimum.

I recommend limiting one's involvement in other people's lives to a pleasantly scant minimum.

The young always have the same problem - how to rebel and conform at the...

The young always have the same problem - how to rebel and conform at the...

No matter how eloquently a dog may bark, he cannot tell you that his parents...

No matter how eloquently a dog may bark, he cannot tell you that his parents...

Parenting is an awesome task. It is my job as a professional to be sure...

Parenting is an awesome task. It is my job as a professional to be sure...