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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dad
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Tourists dont know where theyve been, travelers dont know where theyre going. – Paul Theroux

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Travel
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A travel book is about someone who goes somewhere, travels on the ground, sees something and spends quite a lot of time doing it, and has a hard time, and then comes back and writes about it. Its not about inventing. – Paul Theroux

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We would not be interested in human beings if we did not have the hope of someday meeting someone worse off than ourselves. – Emile M. Cioran

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The human body experiences a powerful gravitational pull in the direction of hope. That is why the patients hopes are the physicians secret weapon. They are the hidden ingredients in any prescription. – Norman Cousins

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The Opera was a very cold film, a hopeless and dark film, no hope, no love. – Dario Argento

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I hope I never get so old I get religious. – Ingmar Bergman

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You should not consider a mans age but his acts. – Sophocles

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My mom would take me to restaurants, and the first thing Id ask for would be a pen and a napkin, and Id sketch shoes and shoes and shoes. – Alexander Wang

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My heroes are guys like Tom Hanks, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Matt Damon. These are amazing actors with amazing careers that every actor should aspire to. Im not saying Im going to get anywhere close. Its not going to be an easy feat. Im just in awe of their careers. – Dylan OBrien

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