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
country cutting thinking
I’m pissed off at my Republican family back in North Carolina, several of whom came to my wedding, but who went right back and are voting for homophobes and acting like it doesn’t matter. It does matter and it’s time for the queers in this country to start saying so to their families. I think we’ve all cut them too much slack for far too long.
good-friend thinking female
I'm not sure I even need a lover, male or female. Sometimes I think I'd settle for five good friends.
gay thinking wings
I think a lot of gay people who are not dealing with their homosexuality get into right- wing politics.
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!
thinking intuition storytelling
I think that instinct, that storytelling instinct, rescued me most of my life.
american-novelist calls certain filmmaking phone says wisdom wish
I wish we could have used more than we used, but there is a certain conventional wisdom about filmmaking that says that long phone calls are taboo.
american-novelist broke healing memory mostly stroll terry
Well, Terry and I broke up 10 years ago. So the healing that was going to happen, happened. So mostly this was a stroll down memory lane.
american-novelist love sitting smoking travel
But I love to travel with my partner, reading, sitting in the garden, smoking dope, and going to movies. Not necessarily in that order.
american-novelist ask people precisely suggested terry
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.
american-novelist fulfilling heard imagine lives mean writer
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.
affords american-novelist deal great manageable people recognize time
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.
age american-novelist fanatic hitchcock maybe
Well, maybe it has to do with the fact that I was a complete Hitchcock fanatic from age 9.
american-novelist hook maybe
When I get back from this book tour, I'm planning to learn the internet. Maybe I can hook up in cyberspace.
american-novelist amusement included jokes mysteries
I've included these little jokes and mysteries in my writing for the amusement of readers.