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

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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...

The very purpose of existence is to reconcile the glowing opinion we hold of ourselves...

The very purpose of existence is to reconcile the glowing opinion we hold of ourselves...

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.

One should always be wary of anyone who promises that their love will last longer...

One should always be wary of anyone who promises that their love will last longer...

The poverty from which I have suffered could be diagnosed as Soho poverty. It comes...

The poverty from which I have suffered could be diagnosed as Soho poverty. It comes...

Manners are love in a cool climate.

Manners are love in a cool climate.

Sex is the last refuge of the miserable

Sex is the last refuge of the miserable

Nothing more rapidly inclines a person to go into a monastery than reading a book...

Nothing more rapidly inclines a person to go into a monastery than reading a book...

To know all is not to forgive all. It is to despise everybody.

To know all is not to forgive all. It is to despise everybody.

Men get laid, but women get screwed.

Men get laid, but women get screwed.

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.

Vice is its own reward. It is virtue which, if it is to be marketed...

Vice is its own reward. It is virtue which, if it is to be marketed...

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...

The war between the sexes is the only one in which both sides regularly sleep...

The war between the sexes is the only one in which both sides regularly sleep...

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...

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

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

If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style.

If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style.

Of course I lie to people. But I lie altruistically - for our mutual good....

Of course I lie to people. But I lie altruistically - for our mutual good....

Great liars are also great magicians

Great liars are also great magicians

In forming a judgment, lay your hearts void of foretoken opinions; else, whatsoever is done...

In forming a judgment, lay your hearts void of foretoken opinions; else, whatsoever is done...