Quote by Paul Theroux
The moment that changed me for ever was the moment my first child

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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When I was in the Peace Corps I never made a phone call. I was in Central Africa I didnt make a phone call for two years. I was in Uganda for another four years and I didnt make a phone call. So for six years I didnt make a phone call, but I wrote letters, I wrote short stories, I wrote books. – Paul Theroux

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The worst enemy of human hope is not brute facts, but men of brains who will not face them. – Max Eastman

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Hope travels through, nor quits us when we die. – Alexander Pope

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All it takes is one bloom of hope to make a spiritual garden. – Terri Guillemets

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It is in vain to hope to please all alike. Let a man stand with his face in what direction he will, he must necessarily turn his back on one half of the world. – George Dennison Prentice

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Faith is not without worry or care, but faith is fear that has said a prayer. – Author Unknown

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In fact, I believe that we need better sex education in our own culture, here in America, so that young folk learn about things like venereal disease before they encounter it. – Piers Anthony

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I was raised to speak out about politics and the world around me. I would do it whether I was in the public or not. It is the way I was taught. The American way. – Judy Collins

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We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give. – Sir Winston Churchill

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