"I am full of gratitude for my life - and for this house"
About this Quote
Clary’s comic persona has long thrived on camp polish and a deliberate flirtation with propriety. So the line plays like a deliberately well-behaved sentence wearing a naughty grin. “Full of gratitude” is the sort of pious phrasing you’d expect in an awards speech; “and for this house” undercuts it with a performer’s instinct for the concrete punchline. The humor isn’t belly-laugh obvious; it’s tonal. He makes sincerity and self-parody share the same chair.
The context matters: a gay British comedian who built a career on innuendo and flamboyance in an era when that visibility came with real social risk. “My life” carries the shadow of survival and endurance; “this house” drags the sentiment back into the world of mortgages, class mobility, and the quiet triumph of belonging. It’s gratitude, yes, but also a knowing comment on what we’re told to be grateful for.
Quote Details
| Topic | Gratitude |
|---|---|
| Source | Help us find the source |
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Clary, Julian. (2026, January 18). I am full of gratitude for my life - and for this house. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-am-full-of-gratitude-for-my-life-and-for-this-4828/
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Clary, Julian. "I am full of gratitude for my life - and for this house." FixQuotes. January 18, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-am-full-of-gratitude-for-my-life-and-for-this-4828/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I am full of gratitude for my life - and for this house." FixQuotes, 18 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-am-full-of-gratitude-for-my-life-and-for-this-4828/. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.






