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The young always have the same problem — how to rebel and c

The young always have the same problem — how to rebel and conform at the same time. They have now solved this by defying their parents and copying one another. – Quentin Crisp

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The consuming desire of most human beings is deliberately to plant their whole life in the hands of some other person. I would describe this method of searching for happiness as immature. Development of character consists solely in moving toward self-sufficiency. – Quentin Crisp

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I recommend limiting ones involvement in other peoples lives to a pleasantly scant minimum. This may seem too stoical a position in these madly passionate times, but madly passionate people rarely make good on their madly passionate promises. – Quentin Crisp

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