It's written into the Constitution that you're allowed to pursue happiness. In England it would be considered a frivolous objective.
Quentin CrispIf I were God - and I never understand why I'm not - I should say, "Shop around, I don't think you'll find a better bargain than here."
Quentin CrispI approach my life with logic. I do not act on impulse or emotion. I very seldom find that I say, 'And then I can't think what came over me, but I did this or that or the other.' I nearly always know how I will act and I nearly always act in that way. I don't catch myself out in embarrassing situations because I've acted without forethought. I calculate what I will do.
Quentin CrispNowadays people don't use face powder; they say it dries the skin. But I makeup in the old-fashioned way.
Quentin Crisp