Armistead Maupin Quotes

“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!”

Armistead Maupin book More Tales of the City

Source: More Tales of the City

“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.”

Armistead Maupin

“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.”

Armistead Maupin

“I'm not sure I even need a lover, male or female. Sometimes I think I'd settle for five good friends.”

Armistead Maupin

Source: 28 Barbary Lane: The Tales of the City Omnibus

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

Armistead Maupin

“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.”

Armistead Maupin