If you live in America, you don't have to work. You can just drift along in the smiling … - Quentin Crisp

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The all but unanimous judgment seems to be that we, the democracies, are just as responsible for the rise of the dictators as the dictatorships themselves, and perhaps more so.

Quentin Crisp

If you live in America, you don't have to work. You can just drift along in the smiling and nodding racket.

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My outlook was so limited that I assumed that all deviates were openly despised and rejected. Their grief and their fear drew my melancholy nature strongly. At first I only wanted to wallow in their misery, but, as time went by, I longed to reach its very essence. Finally I desired to represent it. By this process I managed to shift homosexuality from being a burden to being a cause. The weight lifted and some of the guilt evaporated.

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When asked to give advice, I do of course give it, because I give whatever I am asked to give.

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The absolute nothingness of death is a blessing. Something to look forward to.

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

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

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Eternal Father, I offer You the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your dearly beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.

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Your body is an amazing creation, capable of performing great wonders, but you can destroy that miraculous machine's potential with an overdose of stress.

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A year from now, you're gonna weigh more or less than what you do right now.

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