Armistead Maupin

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 damn short. ↗

— Armistead Maupin

#could #damn #feared #i #life

I tend to prefer the shelter of fiction. ↗

— Armistead Maupin

#i #prefer #shelter #tend

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 opportunity for instant communication with strangers. ↗

— Armistead Maupin

#acutely #aware #because #cell #cell phones

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 along. ↗

— Armistead Maupin

#along #fame #felt #freedom #get

I've always drawn on bits and pieces of my own life. ↗

— Armistead Maupin

#bits #bits and pieces #drawn #i #life

I've included these little jokes and mysteries in my writing for the amusement of readers. ↗

— Armistead Maupin

#i #included #jokes #little #mysteries

Too much of a good thing is wonderful. ↗

— Armistead Maupin

#good #good thing #much #thing #too

Well, maybe it has to do with the fact that I was a complete Hitchcock fanatic from age 9. ↗

— Armistead Maupin

#complete #fact #fanatic #hitchcock #i

When I get back from this book tour, I'm planning to learn the internet. Maybe I can hook up in cyberspace. ↗

— Armistead Maupin

#book #book tour #cyberspace #get #hook

I think that instinct, that storytelling instinct, rescued me most of my life. ↗

— Armistead Maupin

#i think #instinct #life #me #most