Armistead Maupin citations

“C'était le grand point fort de l'amour : quelqu'un qui vous attend et vous déclare que le chemin sera moins pénible, à partir de maintenant. Même si ce n'est peut-être pas vrai.”

Armistead Maupin livre The Days of Anna Madrigal

The Days of Anna Madrigal

“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!”

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Armistead Maupin livre 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.”

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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.”

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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.”

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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.”

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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.”

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Armistead Maupin