“He looks like me, I thought, studying his old face as if he were a newborn in my arms. He had my jawline and jowls, my droopy blue eyes, the same full silky head of hair, only white instead of gray. Here sat my past and my future, my inevitable twin, the face I was melting into with fierce efficiency. God help us, I thought. Someone left the cake out in the rain.”
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Armistead Maupin is an American writer renowned for his detailed portrayal of the gay community's life. His most famous work is the 'The Tales of the City' series, which uses fictional narratives to depict the social changes and characters' fates in San Francisco from the 1970s to the 1990s. more
“But she's wrong about hell. You don't have to wait until you're dead to get there.”
“My parents are so different, it's difficult to believe that they ever found each other.”
“Your parents' treatment of you is not a reflection of you, Vivian. It's a reflection of them.”