Quentin Crisp is largely unknown to the current generation of LGBTQ+ people and it’s a shame. Our history slips slowly away, forgotten and unmentioned by the current crop of Tik-Toking dancers and eaters and time-wasters. I’m too old to care to do much at this point, and I don’t feel any obligation to enlighten people to the joys of a wit too clever and complex for most of them to understand. A lack of curiosity to look into anything indicates a lack of personality, and anyone lacking in personality is not worth knowing. Cultivate something. Research anything. Don’t just stand there, let’s get to it…
“Style is not the man; it is something better.” ~ Quentin Crisp
“It is a dizzy, dazzling structure that he erects about himself, using as building materials selected elements from his own character.” ~ Quentin Crisp
“Style is not fashion; style is not wealth; style is not learning; style is not beauty.” ~ Quentin Crisp
“Style is the way in which a man can, by taking thought, add to his stature.” ~ Quentin Crisp
~ The Divine Diva Tour: A Fairy’s Tale ~
- Pink Frilly Fairy: Part One, Part Two, and Part Three
- Homage to Herb: Part One, Part Two and Part Three
- A Purple-Hued Interlude
- Style & Panache: Part One and Part Two
