Quentin Crisp's Quote - My mother protected me from the world and my father threatened me

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My mother protected me from the world and my father threatened me with it. – Quentin Crisp

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The British do not expect happiness. I had the impression, all the time that I lived there, that they do not want to be happy they want to be right. – Quentin Crisp

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Keeping up with the Joneses was a full-time job with my mother and father. It was not until many years later when I lived alone that I realized how much cheaper it was to drag the Joneses down to my level. – Quentin Crisp

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If at first you dont succeed, failure may be your style. – Quentin Crisp

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