My mother once told me that if a married couple puts a penny in a pot for every time they make love in the first year, and takes a penny out every time after that, they'll never get all the pennies out of the pot.
Armistead MaupinRead
In her opinion, the parrots were annoying arrogant. You could buy the most beautiful one in town, she observed, but that won't make it love you. You could feed it, care for it and exclaim over its loveliness, but there was nothing to guarantee that it would stay home with you. There had to be a lesson in there somewhere.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Just because something is beautiful or appealing, it doesn't guarantee affection or loyalty.
Armistead Maupin reflects on the relationship between beauty and companionship, using parrots as a metaphor for how superficial qualities do not ensure genuine connection or love. This quote suggests that true affection requires more than just external charm; it necessitates authenticity and mutual commitment.
Themes
LoveBeautyCompanionshipLoyaltyRelationships
In practice
Example use cases
In a discussion about the complexities of relationships.
More from Armistead Maupin
All quotes →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 MaupinRead
Oh, Mona, we're all damned fools! Some of us just have more fun with it than others. Loosen up, dear! Don't be so afraid to cry . . . or laugh, for that matter. 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!
Armistead MaupinRead
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.
Armistead MaupinRead
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 MaupinRead
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 loving someone. Don't make that mistake yourself. Life's too damn short.
Armistead MaupinRead
Similar quotes
There are days when I swear I could fly like an eagle_x000D_ And dark desperate hours that nobody sees_x000D_ My arms stretched triumphant on top of the mountain_x000D_ My head in my hands down on my knees
Stevie NicksRead
If you live life with the intention of making a difference in others' lives, your life will be full not empty.
John C. MaxwellRead
I remember the last season I played. I went home after a ballgame one day, lay down on my bed, and tears came to my eyes. How can you explain that? It's like crying for your mother after she's gone. You cry because you love her. I cried, I guess, because I loved baseball, and I knew I had to leave it.
Willie MaysRead
One approaches the journey's end. But the end is a goal, not a catastrophe.
George SandRead
Adoption was such a positive alternative to abortion, a way to save one life and brighten two more: those of the adoptive parents.
George W. BushRead
Live for each second without hesitation
Elton JohnRead