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

Quote by Quentin Crisp

Topics: Life Quotes

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....

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...

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.

I simply haven't the nerve to imagine a being, a force, a cause which keeps...

I simply haven't the nerve to imagine a being, a force, a cause which keeps...

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...

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 law is simply expediency wearing a long white dress.

The law is simply expediency wearing a long white dress.

You should treat all disasters as if they were trivialities but never treat a triviality...

You should treat all disasters as if they were trivialities but never treat a triviality...

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.

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....

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...

There is no need to do any housework at all. After the first four years...

There is no need to do any housework at all. After the first four years...

There is no need to do any housework at all. After the first four years...

There is no need to do any housework at all. After the first four years...

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...

The consuming desire of most human beings is deliberately to plant their whole life in...

The consuming desire of most human beings is deliberately to plant their whole life in...

The happiest miser on earth is the man who saves up every friend he can...

The happiest miser on earth is the man who saves up every friend he can...

There is neither happiness nor misery in the world; there is only the comparison of...

There is neither happiness nor misery in the world; there is only the comparison of...