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Its only when youre alone that you realize where you are. You have

Its only when youre alone that you realize where you are. You have nothing to fall back on except your own resources. – 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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