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Quote by Paul Theroux
Death is an endless night so awful to contemplate that it can make

Death is an endless night so awful to contemplate that it can make us love life and value it with such passion that it may be the ultimate cause of all joy and all art. – Paul Theroux

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The moment that changed me for ever was the moment my first child was born. I was happy, filled with hope, and thought, Now I understand the whole point of work, of life, of love. – Paul Theroux

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When I started writing, I did have some idealised notion of my dad as a writer. But I have less and less of a literary rivalry with him as Ive gone on. I certainly dont feel I need his approval, although maybe thats because Im confident that Ive got it. – Paul Theroux

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Death most resembles a prophet who is without honor in his own land or a poet who is a stranger among his people. – Khalil Gibran

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All violence consists in some people forcing others, under threat of suffering or death, to do what they do not want to do. – Leo Tolstoy

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Of course, we avoid death. To know something is inevitable is one thing. To accept, to truly feel it… thats different. – Michael Haneke

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Its normally the kiss of death to be identified as a rising star, or someone to watch. – George Osborne

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