I feel I want to be wise with white hair in a tall library in a deep chair by a fireplace. — Gregory Corso
The lucky thing was that I was italian; when the other italians saw me fight back, they came to my defence. — Gregory Corso
The judge said I was a menace to society because I had put crime on a scientific basis. — Gregory Corso
Now, twenty years old, I come out and I go back to greenwich village. Now, of course, I’m a wealthy man. — Gregory Corso
My father went into the armed service and I never saw my mother – I don’t know what happened to her. — Gregory Corso
My background did not start with the east side; it started with greenwich village, which is west side. — Gregory Corso
I remember the people I knew in prison; I was very fortunate to know them – they came from 1910, 1920, 1930. — Gregory Corso
I was what? – twelve years old – and I was thrown in the cells with these people, so I learned fast. — Gregory Corso
Anyway, I lived on the streets and did pretty good until I got caught stealing, what was it? — Gregory Corso