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

Quote by Armistead Maupin

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I've always believed you can get closer to the truth by pretending not to speak...

I've always believed you can get closer to the truth by pretending not to speak...

Too much of a good thing is wonderful.

Too much of a good thing is wonderful.

But it's amazing how many people think that gay men should slink off into the...

But it's amazing how many people think that gay men should slink off into the...

I know that when Terry and I were together, 10 years ago, he did not...

I know that when Terry and I were together, 10 years ago, he did not...

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

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

Being in love is the only transcendent experience.

Being in love is the only transcendent experience.

When I get back from this book tour, I'm planning to learn the internet. Maybe...

When I get back from this book tour, I'm planning to learn the internet. Maybe...

I can't imagine a more fulfilling thing for a writer than that you've made a...

I can't imagine a more fulfilling thing for a writer than that you've made a...

I'm the age now that Rock was when he picked me up, so I can...

I'm the age now that Rock was when he picked me up, so I can...

But I will say that the drugs are much more ferocious then they used to...

But I will say that the drugs are much more ferocious then they used to...

It may interest you to know that my breakup with Terry and this mystery did...

It may interest you to know that my breakup with Terry and this mystery did...

But I'm acutely aware that the possibility of fraud is even more prevalent in today's...

But I'm acutely aware that the possibility of fraud is even more prevalent in today's...

I consider myself much better adjusted than Gabriel.

I consider myself much better adjusted than Gabriel.

The world changes in direct proportion to the number of people willing to be honest...

The world changes in direct proportion to the number of people willing to be honest...

I haven't lost faith in human nature and I haven't decided to be less compassionate...

I haven't lost faith in human nature and I haven't decided to be less compassionate...

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

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

My only regret about being gay is that I repressed it for so long. I...

My only regret about being gay is that I repressed it for so long. I...

I tend to prefer the shelter of fiction.

I tend to prefer the shelter of fiction.

I have always distrusted memoir. I tend to write my memoirs through my fiction. It's...

I have always distrusted memoir. I tend to write my memoirs through my fiction. It's...

I believe very firmly that gay people of every stripe and age should be role...

I believe very firmly that gay people of every stripe and age should be role...