In an expanding universe, time is on the side of the outcast. Those who once inhabited the suburbs of human contempt find that without changing their address they eventually live in the metropolis.

Quote by Quentin Crisp

Topics: Quentin Crisp Quotes

Fashion is what you adopt when you don't know who you are.

Fashion is what you adopt when you don't know who you are.

The formula for achieving a successful relationship is simple: you should treat all disasters as...

The formula for achieving a successful relationship is simple: you should treat all disasters as...

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,...

Euphemisms are not, as many young people think, useless verbiage for that which can and...

Euphemisms are not, as many young people think, useless verbiage for that which can and...

Manners are love in a cool climate.

Manners are love in a cool climate.

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...

There are three reasons for becoming a writer: the first is that you need the...

There are three reasons for becoming a writer: the first is that you need the...

It is not the simple statement of facts that ushers in freedom; it is the...

It is not the simple statement of facts that ushers in freedom; it is the...

It's no good running a pig farm badly for 30 years while saying, 'Really, I...

It's no good running a pig farm badly for 30 years while saying, 'Really, I...

Abatement in the hostility of one's enemies must never be thought to signify they have...

Abatement in the hostility of one's enemies must never be thought to signify they have...

It is explained that all relationships require a little give and take. This is untrue....

It is explained that all relationships require a little give and take. This is untrue....

You fall out of your mother's womb, you crawl across open country under fire, and...

You fall out of your mother's womb, you crawl across open country under fire, and...

Sex is the last refuge of the miserable.

Sex is the last refuge of the miserable.

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.

Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne.

Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne.

When I told the people of Northern Ireland that I was an atheist, a woman...

When I told the people of Northern Ireland that I was an atheist, a woman...

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...

Though intelligence is powerless to modify character, it is a dab hand at finding euphemisms...

Though intelligence is powerless to modify character, it is a dab hand at finding euphemisms...

I do have concerns about the current efforts to restructure our nation's intelligence community.

I do have concerns about the current efforts to restructure our nation's intelligence community.

Everybody is aware of the power of intelligence and hence the person, who uses his...

Everybody is aware of the power of intelligence and hence the person, who uses his...