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Time runs and flows and only our death succeeds in catching up with it. Photography is a blade which, in eternity, impales the dazzling moment.

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Quentin Crisp

Vice is its own reward. It is virtue which, if it is to be marketed with consumer appeal, must carry Green Shield stamps.

Appeal, Carry, Green, Inspirational, Shield, Vices

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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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