Quote by Paul Theroux
When I started writing, I did have some idealised notion of my dad

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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You define a good flight by negatives: you didnt get hijacked, you didnt crash, you didnt throw up, you werent late, you werent nauseated by the food. So you are grateful. – Paul Theroux

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If youre a misanthrope you stay at home. There are certain writers who really dont like other people. Im not like that, I dont think. – Paul Theroux

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Travel works best when youre forced to come to terms with the place youre in. – Paul Theroux

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I have to remind my dad, Journalists – no matter how many cigars they smoke with you – are not your friends, so dont talk to them. – Cameron Diaz

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I once said to my father, when I was a boy, Dad we need a third political party. He said to me, Ill settle for a second. – Ralph Nader

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I was trying to make art that my son could look on in the future and would realize I was thinking about him very much during these times… that he can look and see my dads thinking about me, but to also embed in these things something that is bigger than all of us. – Jeff Koons

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Most children – I know I did when I was a kid – fantasize another set of parents. Or fantasize no parents. They dont tell their real parents about that – you dont want to tell Mom and Dad. – Maurice Sendak

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