Cynthia Payne Quotes

A collection of quotes by Cynthia Payne.

Cynthia Payne (1932-2015) was a British brothel madam and campaigner for sex workers' rights. She gained notoriety in the 1970s and 1980s for running a brothel in London, famous for its themed parties. Payne was famously arrested and stood trial for brothel-keeping in 1978, after which her life story inspired a number of films and a book. Despite facing legal troubles, she remained an outspoken advocate for the decriminalization of prostitution and dedicated much of her life to fighting for the rights and welfare of sex workers.

Nothingever happened on this globe, for good, at which some

Nothingever happened on this globe, for good, at which some people did not have their fill of laughter in the onset; and knowing that such as these would be blind anyway, he thought it quite as well that they should wrinkle up their eyes in grins, as have a malady in the less attractive forms.

Charles Dickens

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