Armistead Maupin quotes

Being in love is the only transcendent experience. (Armistead Maupin)
Like I've always said, love wouldn't be blind if the braille weren't so damned much fun. View quote
Armistead Maupin
The film itself involves a New York City radio storyteller, Gabriel Noone, who strikes up a friendship with one of his fans, an abused 14-year-old teenager who is suffering from AIDS, who does not have much longer to live. View quote
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But I'm acutely aware that the possibility of fraud is even more prevalent in today's world because of the Internet and cell phones and the opportunity for instant communication with strangers. View quote
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The world changes in direct proportion to the number of people willing to be honest about their lives. View quote
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I think that instinct, that storytelling instinct, rescued me most of my life. View quote
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I tend to prefer the shelter of fiction. View quote
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I consider myself much better adjusted than Gabriel. View quote
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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. View quote
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I've always believed you can get closer to the truth by pretending not to speak it. View quote
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I'm the age now that Rock was when he picked me up, so I can understand how he felt - how his fame limited his freedom. You get kinder as you go along. (Armistead Maupin)
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. View quote
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I've always drawn on bits and pieces of my own life. View quote
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If you want to know who the oppressed minorities in America are, simply look at who gets their own shelf in the bookstore. A black shelf, a women's shelf, and a gay shelf. View quote
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But I will say that the drugs are much more ferocious then they used to be. There are people wrecking their lives with addiction, which seems much more severe. View quote
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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. View quote
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I'm not sure I even need a lover, male or female. Sometimes I think I'd settle for five good friends. View quote
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I felt very close to God.... My friends say that's because I was always on my knees. View quote
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Taureans are stubborn as hell. Theywant to tell you what sign they are.... But underneath that tough Taurus hide beats the heart of a hopeless romantic. View quote
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Too much of a good thing is wonderful. View quote
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For the most part, I have a very manageable celebrity. People recognize me from time to time, and they usually say very appreciative things. It affords me a great deal of pleasure. (Armistead Maupin)
I haven't lost faith in human nature and I haven't decided to be less compassionate to strangers. View quote
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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. View quote
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Well, maybe it has to do with the fact that I was a complete Hitchcock fanatic from age 9. View quote
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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. View quote
Armistead Maupin

Armistead Maupin

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Photo: Angela George, CC BY-SA 3.0
Occupation: American Novelist
Born: May 13, 1944
Quotes count: 30

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