The consuming desire of most human being

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	"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." - -- Quentin crisp

Top 5 quotes from Quentin crisp

"It is explained that all relationships require a little give and take. This is untrue. Any partnership demands that we give and give and give and at the last, as we flop into our graves exhausted, we are told that we didn't give enough."
"Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne."
"My mother protected me from the world and my father threatened me with it."
"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."
"An autobiography is an obituary in serial form with the last installment missing."

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