“I associate my childhood with two things, mainly: the North Devon countryside and a sense of connection to another world.” Quote by Quentin S. Crisp
“It's interesting, the sense of pastoral utopia that exists in so much fantasy - in [Edward ] Dunsany, [John R.R.] Tolkien and so on.” InterestingFantasyUtopia Author:Quentin S. Crisp
“I am asked how to remain young, and I say 'Never, never work.' And that, of course, is the secret of it.” YoungCoursesSecret Author:Quentin Crisp
“If you live in America, you don't have to work. You can just drift along in the smiling and nodding racket.” IfsAmericaRacketNodding Author:Quentin Crisp
“I am told that you regret not what you did but what you didn't do; and so that's why I do everything, so as not to have any regrets.” Regret Author:Quentin Crisp
“The Americans, of course, are quite dotty with hospitality.” CoursesHospitality Author:Quentin Crisp
“It is true that in America I've become a national hero, but really I was a hopeless case, that was all.” AmericaCasesHeroHopeless Author:Quentin Crisp
“When asked to give advice, I do of course give it, because I give whatever I am asked to give.” GivingCoursesAdvice Author:Quentin Crisp
“I have to realise that as I am only English and am allowed to live in America, I have to give something in return. And since I cannot build a hospital, or endow a university, I can only give my infinite availability.” GivingI CanAmericaReturnInfiniteUniversityHospitalsRealisingAvailability Author:Quentin Crisp