In Manhattan, when you're out of the front door, you're on, and you have to be ready to smile and speak to people.
Quentin CrispWhat matters is not whether you put your fork or knife together because you've finished your meal, or something like that. What matters is that you don't offend people, or hurt their feelings by mistake by saying the wrong thing or doing the wrong thing.
Quentin CrispIt's a strange situation, but people will pay your fare to get you to go and tell them how to be happy.
Quentin CrispOne should always be wary of anyone who promises that their love will last longer than a weekend.
Quentin CrispMainstream people dislike homosexuality because they can't help concentrating on what homosexual men do to one another. And when you contemplate what people do, you think of yourself doing it. And they don't like that. That's the famous joke: I don't like peas, and I'm glad I don't like them, because if I liked them I would eat them and I hate them.
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