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As soon as a person takes a p...

As soon as a person takes a part as a homosexual, the press says, "What do your wife and children think of this?" And the actor never says, "Well, last week I was a murderer, and the week before that I was a child molester, and the week before that I was a lunatic. But now I'm a homosexual."

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Every day someone notices me ...

Every day someone notices me and waves to me, or stops and speaks to me, or asks me for an autograph, or photographs me.

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Britain cherishes her eccentr...

Britain cherishes her eccentrics and wisely holds that the function of government is to build a walled garden in which anarchy can flourish.

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If sophistication is a matter...

If sophistication is a matter of being in control of our primary reactions, we may now be sophisticated. At least we shall be fairly confident of ourselves and may, with any luck, be confident of others. Our object will be to enjoy our selves. But to make sure that our names are permanently on the cast list, it will be advisable to be of interest to others. This aim must never be confused with the desire to be popular.

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Euphemisms are not, as many y...

Euphemisms are not, as many young people think, useless verbiage for that which can and should be said bluntly; they are like secret agents on a delicate mission, they must airily pass by a stinking mess with barely so much as a nod of the head, make their point of constructive criticism and continue on in calm forbearance. Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne.

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Another friend began to say, ...

Another friend began to say, "Well, Quentin has a problem of adjusting himself to society and he..." This sentence was never finished. The ballet teacher expostulated, "I don't agree. Quentin does exactly as he pleases. The rest of us have to adapt ourselves to him."

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In New York, I find people so...

In New York, I find people so courteous and so generous. Free drinks in bars. Free taxi rides.

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In most cases an act of unwel...

In most cases an act of unwelcome sex is no more bother than being vaccinated, so there's no point going on about it as if it werea fate worse than death. With skill and good manners you can avoid having to make the sacrifice, but should you find yourself in a compromising situation largely of your own making, you should stop defending your virtue and start worrying about your maturity. It will give you something to think about while the savage pumper bangs away.

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Even a monotonously undeviati...

Even a monotonously undeviating path of self-examination does not necessarily lead to self-knowledge. I stumble towards my grave confused and hurt and hungry.

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As a test of the closeness of...

As a test of the closeness of your relationship with the world, sex could never be a patch on being murdered. (That's when someone really does risk his life for you.)

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All this cut-price transcende...

All this cut-price transcendentalism does not prevent California from being a startlingly physical state. This becomes most obvious where Los Angeles saunters down to the sea. The region is called Venice.

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My function in life was to re...

My function in life was to render clear what was already blindingly conspicuous.

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I have known female whores wh...

I have known female whores who spoke very bitterly of their calling. "If they don't like my face, they can put a cushion over it. I know it's not that they're interested in." But to the boys this profession never seemed shameful. It was their daytime occupations for which they felt the need to apologize. In some instances, these were lower class or humdrum or, worst of all, unfeminine. At least whoring was never that.

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Now you can leave home at any...

Now you can leave home at any time you like.Your mother comes down and finds a picture of the Eiffel Tower on her plate. And she says, 'Oh! Rosemary's gone to Paris. No wonder the bathroom was so tidy.' And nobody minds. But in my day, to go abroad with all those wicked Frenchmen, what would become of them? So no-one ever went anywhere.

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Charisma is the ability to in...

Charisma is the ability to influence without logic.

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The key is never, never work....

The key is never, never work. Nothing is more aging than work. It's not only the strain of getting up in the morning for work, but it's the resentment that settles on your face

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The absolute nothingness of d...

The absolute nothingness of death is a blessing. Something to look forward to.

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I was amazed to receive later...

I was amazed to receive later a substantial sum for sitting in my room and talking about myself. If only I could get some of the back pay!

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I never understood music. It ...

I never understood music. It seemed to me to be the maximum amount of noise conveying the minimum amount of information.

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You should make no effort to ...

You should make no effort to try to join society, stay right where you are. Give your name and serial number and wait for society to come to you.

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