Quotes by Armistead Maupin

About 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.
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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.

Armistead Maupin

Like I've always said, love wouldn't be blind if the braille weren't so damned much fun.

Armistead Maupin

I can't imagine a more fulfilling thing for a writer than that you've made a strong impact on the lives of other people. Just because I've heard it before does not mean I don't want to hear it one more time.

Armistead Maupin

I've always believed you can get closer to the truth by pretending not to speak it.

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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.

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I consider myself much better adjusted than Gabriel.

Armistead Maupin

When I get back from this book tour, I'm planning to learn the internet. Maybe I can hook up in cyberspace.

Armistead Maupin

I've included these little jokes and mysteries in my writing for the amusement of readers.

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I know that when Terry and I were together, 10 years ago, he did not appreciate it when people would ask him what it is like being partnered with a celebrity. Precisely because it suggested that he had no value.

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I tend to prefer the shelter of fiction.

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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.

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I felt very close to God.... My friends say that's because I was always on my knees.

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Nobody's happy. What's happy? Happiness is over when the lights come on

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Author Bio

  • NameArmistead Maupin
  • DescriptionAmerican writer
  • BornMay 13, 1944
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionOfficer; Author; Novelist; Screenwriter
  • WorksTales Of The City