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Paul Theroux Quotes

Paul Theroux quotes

American Novelist April 10, 1941

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When I left Africa in 1966 it seemed to me to be a place that was developing, going in a particular direction, and I don't think that is the case now. And it's a place where people still kid themselves - you know, in a few years this will happen or that will happen. Well, it's not going to happen. It's never going to happen. Paul Theroux
I know there are writers who feel unhappy with domesticity and who even manufacture domestic turmoil in order to have something to write about. With me, though, the happier I feel, the better I write. Paul Theroux
Paul Theroux quote: "When I began to make some money, I really wanted to have a home."
When I began to make some money, I really wanted to have a home. Paul Theroux
The people of Hong Kong are criticized for only being interested in business, but it's the only thing they've been allowed to do. Paul Theroux
Paul Theroux quote: "I like the idea of isolation, I like the idea of solitude. You..."
I like the idea of isolation, I like the idea of solitude. You can be connected and have a phone and still be lonely. Paul Theroux
The disorder in Yashar's apartment was that comfortable littering and stacking that only another writer can recognize as order - the considered scatter of papers and books a writer builds around himself until it acquires the cozy solidity of a nest. Paul Theroux
Ever since childhood, when I lived within earshot of the Boston and Maine, I have seldom heard a train go by and not wished I was on it. Paul Theroux
Paul Theroux quote: "The Australian Book of Etiquette is a very slim volume."
The Australian Book of Etiquette is a very slim volume. Paul Theroux
Paul Theroux quote: "It is usually expensive and lonely to be principled."
It is usually expensive and lonely to be principled. Paul Theroux
I think most serious and omnivorous readers are alike- intense in their dedication to the word, quiet-minded, but relieved and eagerly talkative when they meet other readers and kindred spirits. Paul Theroux
Paul Theroux quote: "Men in their late 50s often make very bad decisions."
Men in their late 50s often make very bad decisions. Paul Theroux
Paul Theroux quote: "Home is always the impossible subject, multilayered and..."
Home is always the impossible subject, multilayered and maddening. Paul Theroux
Duffil had that uneasy look of a many who has left his parcels elsewhere, which is also the look of a man who thinks he's being followed. Paul Theroux
There are few things more abrasive to the human spirit, even in Patagonia, than someone standing behind you chomping and sucking ice cubes. Paul Theroux
Paul Theroux quote: "Writing is pretty crummy on the nerves."
Writing is pretty crummy on the nerves. Paul Theroux

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