“This strong sense of who I am that I've always had, since I was very young, is what makes me write.” Quote by Quentin S. Crisp
“The quality of that 'who I am', is what I hope comes out in the writing.” WritingQualityWho I Am Author:Quentin S. Crisp
“When we fail to live up to our ideals, for instance, we might begin to wonder who we are - most people are aware of a discrepancy, I think. There are idiosyncrasies and foibles, but we're not sure if these are essential. Some people think they are the most essential things of all.” PeopleIfsThinkingMightWonderFailingEssentialsIdealsInstanceNot SureWho We AreIdiosyncrasiesDiscrepanciesFoibles Author:Quentin S. Crisp
“I would say that, apart from being a writer, I have also always been very conscious of the idea of a 'world elsewhere'.” WorldIdeasConsciousElsewhere Author:Quentin S. Crisp
“I was born in the seventies, age of bad haircuts and grainy colour photos.” AgeBornColourSeventiesHaircutsBad Haircuts Author:Quentin S. Crisp
“I grew up in North Devon, by the sea, and feel a special affinity for the landscape there, despite a lack of actual ancestry.” FeelsSeaSpecialGrewGrew UpDespiteLandscapeAncestryAffinityDevon Author:Quentin S. Crisp
“I was in just the right generation to have taken feminism seriously by osmosis - also the generation when the breakdown of the family really began and for whom The Smiths were something new and essential.” TakenGenerationsFeminismEssentialsSomething NewBreakdownOsmosis Author:Quentin S. Crisp
“I grew up with tarot cards and the reading of tea leaves.” ReadingGrewGrew UpCardsTeaTarotTarot CardsTea Leaves Author:Quentin S. Crisp