All I know is this: If you and papa are responsible for the way I am, then I thank you with all… — Armistead Maupin Heart Copy Share Image
Oh, Mona, we're all damned fools! Some of us just have more fun with it than others. Loosen up, dear! Don't be… — Armistead Maupin Cry Copy Share Image
“Her Mao tse-tung t-shirt was stretched so tightly across her chest that the Chairman was grinning broadly” — Armistead Maupin Copy Share Image
“He should have made a checklist for every step of this transformational journey to radical self-expression.” — Armistead Maupin Every step Copy Share Image
I had been a storyteller by instinct all my life. I was that boring little kid who made the rest of his… — Armistead Maupin Boring Copy Share Image
“DEAR MAMA, I’m sorry it’s taken me so long to write. Every time I try to write to you and Papa I… — Armistead Maupin Better now Copy Share Image
The hell of it is, I know the answer. The answer is that you never, ever, rely on another person for your… — Armistead Maupin Answers Copy Share Image
But it's amazing how many people think that gay men should slink off into the shadows when it comes to having friendships… — Armistead Maupin Children Copy Share Image
When I started writing Tales of the City I was one year away from being a mental illness. It wasn't until 1975… — Armistead Maupin Association Copy Share Image
“It took so long to find you...and now I don't want it to change. I want it all set in amber. I… — Armistead Maupin Co-dependence Copy Share Image
If I had my way...We would lock ourselves away from that madness out there... — Armistead Maupin Locks Copy Share Image
“It was like school spirit back in high school. He didn’t have it then, and he didn’t have it now. To him,… — Armistead Maupin High school Copy Share Image
Writing is too hard not to do exactly what you want to do. It's a very draining and agonizing process for me,… — Armistead Maupin Believe Copy Share Image
I think many writers write because it's a convenient way to explain themselves to themselves. We take the chaos and the turmoil… — Armistead Maupin Bullshit Copy Share Image
“Such a suitable word, stroke. I'd heard it since childhood without fully understanding its meaning, but it sounded, even through a haze… — Armistead Maupin Children Copy Share Image
“Still, I gave her a call, wondering if she might have lost someone herself, but our talk was limited to the surreal… — Armistead Maupin Old wounds Copy Share Image
It may interest you to know that my breakup with Terry and this mystery did not happen concurrently in real life. That… — Armistead Maupin Breakup Copy Share Image
I think there are strands in all of our lives that can be seen if we step back to recognize them. Coincidence… — Armistead Maupin After death Copy Share Image
The world changes in direct proportion to the number of people willing to be honest about their lives. — Armistead Maupin Change Copy Share Image
“She told me about the cop. And the movie star, and the construction worker. You're not having a life Michael, you're fucking… — Armistead Maupin Armistead-maupin Copy Share Image
“Brian’s face turned pouty. “So you were just blowing smoke up my ass.” Anna smiled dimly. “You may have been inhaling, dear,… — Armistead Maupin Blowing smoke Copy Share Image
The film itself involves a New York City radio storyteller, Gabriel Noone, who strikes up a friendship with one of his fans,… — Armistead Maupin Aids Copy Share Image
