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Decency must be an even more exhausting state to maintain than its

Decency must be an even more exhausting state to maintain than its opposite. Those who succeed seem to need a stupefying amount of sleep. – Quentin Crisp

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There are three reasons for becoming a writer: the first is that you need the money the second that you have something to say that you think the world should know the third is that you cant think what to do with the long winter evenings. – Quentin Crisp

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Money
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It is not the simple statement of facts that ushers in freedom it is the constant repetition of them that has this liberating effect. Tolerance is the result not of enlightenment, but of boredom. – Quentin Crisp

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Freedom
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The cross is the centre of all this in every respect. – John Nelson Darby

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Why do you think I write these feminist songs, to try and teach myself to respect myself. You know, its not because Im a hero. – Ani DiFranco

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As we continue to fight the War on Terror, it is imperative that we protect Americas fallen heroes by ensuring that they are treated with respect, while being laid to rest. – Jon Porter

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And what holds good of verse holds infinitely better in respect to prose. – James Payn

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A ball player has to be kept hungry to become a big leaguer. Thats why no boy from a rich family has ever made the big leagues. – Joe DiMaggio

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