6 Quentin Crisp Quotes on Society

Quentin Crisp quotes on society

3. The rest of the world in which I lived was still stumbling about in search of a weapon with which to exterminate this monster [homosexuality] whose shape and size were not yet known or even guessed at. It was thought to be Greek in origin, smaller than socialism but more deadly, especially to children.

26. The young always have the same problem - how to rebel and conform at the same time. They have now solved this problem by defying their elders and copying each other.

29. Health consists of having the same diseases as one's neighbours.

36. Another friend began to say, 'Well, Quentin has a problem of adjusting himself to society and he...' This sentence was never finished. The ballet teacher expostulated, 'I don't agree. Quentin does exactly as he pleases. The rest of us have to adapt ourselves to him.'

42. Mass-murderers are simply people who have had ENOUGH.

45. A dropout? I was never in, you know.