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Charles Darwin wrote a famous book in 18[gibberish]. And that book was an interesting book, cuz it was called "Monkey-Monkey-Monkey-Monkey-Monkey-Monkey-You".

— Eddie Izzard Stripped (2009)

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If you're going up for a Hollywood film, you'd better stay in boy mode because producers don't have wild imaginations.

I prefer she/her, don’t mind he/him, and I’m going to be relaxed about it. It’s not the time for fighting each other on this.

If you've never seen an elephant ski, then you've never been on acid.

Definite Article (1996)

What I want people to understand is this isn't an act. This is an intrinsic part of who I am. I wear girlie stuff on the street, not just on stage.

Cats have a scam going – you buy the food, they eat the food, they fuck off; that's the deal.

Unrepeatable (1994)

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Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man.

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Albert Pike Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry (1871)

There is more than one way to burn a book. And the world is full of people running about with lit matches.

Ray Bradbury Fahrenheit 451 (1953)

People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.

Logan Pearsall Smith Afterthoughts (1931)

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