Quentin Crisp Quotes
As a test of the closeness of your relationship with the world, sex could never be a patch on being murdered. (That's when someone really does risk his life for you.)
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I never wanted to give up my given name. I'm proud of it, but the only problem was that no one remembered it. It was just a little too awkward, and they mispronounced it so frequently.
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I don't want to say anything because I know I am unable to protect you from the harm that I see.
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I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.
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I never thought of Kim Basinger in terms of age. For me she embodies woman with her subtleties and intricacies. She's sensual and intellectually engaging, elegant with a very strong personal style.
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Good writers know that crime is an entre into telling a greater story about character. Good crime writing holds up a mirror to the readers and reflects in a darker light the world in which they live.
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I really wanted to break the mold of what modern touring is right now.
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I like being unconventional.
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I was approached in Texas to be a model a few times. One of my first jobs was the cover of a CD.
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Anybody I'm dating, I don't want them to talk about my music. I don't talk about my music to them.
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I need this wild life, this freedom.
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Real tolerance means respecting other people even when they baffle you and you have no idea why they think what they think.
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To hear of a thousand deaths in war is terrible, and we 'know' that it is. But as it registers on our hearts, it is not more terrible than one death fully imagined.
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My success has got so great, it's like I'm trapped, almost, within it.
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Where the stakes are the highest, in the war on terror, we cannot possibly succeed without extraordinary international cooperation. Effective international police actions require the highest degree of intelligence sharing, planning and collaborative enforcement.
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You shouldn't put your hands on a woman. Simple as that.
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My mom watches really obscure stuff on IFC. She's a real comedy fan. She knows everything that's going on.
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Honesty and loyalty are key. If two people can be honest with each other about everything, that's probably the biggest key to success.
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I've never seen anywhere in the world as beautiful as Kashmir. It has something to do with the fact that the valley is very small and the mountains are very big, so you have this miniature countryside surrounded by the Himalayas, and it's just spectacular. And it's true, the people are very beautiful too.
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Asian cultures... place great value on avoiding open expression of disagreement and conflict because they emphasize harmony.
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The most costly of all follies is to believe passionately in the palpably not true. It is the chief occupation of mankind.
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The characters that aren't what they seem to be or women who are stronger than people give them credit for or characters you underestimate, I always think are really interesting because there are so many possibilities with them.
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I like to eat. Definitely. I love sitting around a table with my friends. But I don't know how to cook anything.
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We don't pay taxes. Only the little people pay taxes.
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As a test of the closeness of your relationship with the world, sex could never be a patch on being murdered. (That's when someone really does risk his life for you.)
