Maxioms by Quentin Crisp
The formula for achieving a successful relationship is simple: you should treat all disasters as if they were trivialities but read more
The formula for achieving a successful relationship is simple: you should treat all disasters as if they were trivialities but never treat a triviality as if it were a disaster.
Euphemisms are not, as many young people think, useless verbiage for that which can and should be said bluntly; they read more
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
The consuming desire of most human beings is deliberately to plant their
whole life in the hands of some other read more
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.
Flowers are words which even a baby can understand.
Flowers are words which even a baby can understand.
There is no need to do any housework at all. After the first four years the dirt doesn't get any read more
There is no need to do any housework at all. After the first four years the dirt doesn't get any worse.