Quote by Quentin Crisp

Is not the whole world a vast house of assignation of which the filing system has been lost?

Is not the whole world a vast house of assignation of which

Summary

This quote suggests that the world is like a vast house or gathering place where people meet each other, but the proper system of organizing and remembering those encounters has been lost or forgotten. It implies that there is a lack of order or structure in how connections and relationships are formed and maintained in the world.

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Men & Women

By Quentin Crisp

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