Armistead Maupin
Armistead Maupin
Armistead Jones Maupin, Jr. is an American writer, best known for his Tales of the City series of novels, set in San Francisco...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth13 May 1944
CountryUnited States of America
Armistead Maupin quotes about
coffee boys doors
Mona knocked at the wrong time. “Uh…yeah…wait a minute, Mona -- ” Mona shouted through the door. “Room service, gentlemen. Just pull the covers up.” Michael grinned at Jon. “My roommate. Brace yourself.” Seconds later, Mona burst through the doorway with a tray of coffee and croissants. “Hi! I’m Nancy Drew! You must be the Hardy Boys!
pieces my-own-life bits
I've always drawn on bits and pieces of my own life
children gay men
But it's amazing how many people think that gay men should slink off into the shadows when it comes to having friendships with children.
glasses light half
Nobody's happy. What's happy? Happiness is over when the lights come on." The older woman poured herself a glass of sangria. "Screw that," she said quietly. "What?" "Screw that. Wash your mouth out. Who taught you that half-assed existential drivel?
destination fifth
There is no fifth destination.
way locks madness
If I had my way...We would lock ourselves away from that madness out there...
fun men thinking
Oh, Mona, we're all damned fools! Some of us just have more fun with it than others. Loosen up, dear! Don't be so afraid to cry . . . or laugh, for that matter. Laugh all you want and cry all you want and whistle at pretty men in the street and to hell with anybody who thinks you're a damned fool!
gay like-family mama
I know I can't tell you what it's like to be gay. But I can tell you what it's not. It's not hiding behind words, Mama. Like family and decency and Christianity.
american-novelist believed closer truth
I've always believed you can get closer to the truth by pretending not to speak it.
american-novelist decided faith human less nature
I haven't lost faith in human nature and I haven't decided to be less compassionate to strangers.
american-novelist good
Too much of a good thing is wonderful.
damn feared gay life loving mistake people repressed
My only regret about being gay is that I repressed it for so long. I surrendered my youth to the people I feared when I could have been out there loving someone. Don't make that mistake yourself. Life's too damn short.
american-novelist claiming easier memoirs tend truth
I have always distrusted memoir. I tend to write my memoirs through my fiction. It's easier to get to the truth by not claiming that you are speaking it. Some things can be said in fiction that can never be said in memoir.
american-novelist begins breakup gabriel greater happen interest places reveal terry
It may interest you to know that my breakup with Terry and this mystery did not happen concurrently in real life. That is a writer's device, which places Gabriel under even greater pressure when the mystery begins to reveal itself.