Armistead Jones Maupin, Jr. (born May 13, 1944) is an American writer, best known for his Tales of the City series of novels, set in San Francisco. Read full biography of Armistead Maupin →
Being in love is the only transcendent experience.
The world changes in direct proportion to the number of people willing to be honest about their lives.
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... →
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... →
Like I've always said, love wouldn't be blind if the braille weren't so damned much fun.
My only regret about being gay is that I repressed it for so long. I surrendered my youth to the people I feared when I could have been out there... →
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... →
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... →
I haven't lost faith in human nature and I haven't decided to be less compassionate to strangers.
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... →
I have always distrusted memoir. I tend to write my memoirs through my fiction. It's easier to get to the truth by not claiming that you are... →
I've always believed you can get closer to the truth by pretending not to speak it.
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.
Armistead Jones Maupin, Jr. (born May 13, 1944) is an American writer, best known for his Tales of the City series of novels, set in San Francisco.