Best 15 quotes of Joe Orton on MyQuotes

Cleanse my heart... Give me the ability to rage correctly

Every luxury was lavished on you - atheism, breastfeeding, circumcision.

FAY: The British police force used to be run by men of integrity. TRUSCOTT: That is a mistake which has been rectified.

God is a gentleman. He prefers blondes

I'm too amused by the way people carry on to give in to despair.

It's all any reasonable child can expect if the dad is present at the conception.

On our way home we were waiting for the bus when a very fat, pompous-looking woman reeled out of a pub shouting, "Melancholia? Ad nauseam.

People think I write fantasy, but I don't; some things may be exaggerated or distorted in the same way that painters distort and alter things, but they're realistic figures. They're perfectly recognisable.

Policemen, like red squirrels, must be protected.

Reading isn't an occupation we encourage among police officers. We try to keep the paperwork down to a minimum.

The humble and meek are thirsting for lood

The kind of people who always go on about whether a thing is in good taste invariably have very bad taste.

The Oscar Wilde of Welfare State gentility.

You were born with your legs apart. They'll send you to the grave in a Y-shaped coffin.

There are fascinating possibilities in this situation. I'd get it down on paper if I were you.