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Film writer

Paul Theroux, born on April 10, 1941, is a renowned film writer from the United States. Theroux is known for his distinctive style of storytelling, which often delves into profound life philosophies and social issues.

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Famous Paul Theroux Quotes

“The more you write, the more you're capable of writing.”

Writing Capable

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“The pleasure a reader gets is often equal to the pleasure a writer is given.”

Given Pleasure Reader Equal

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“When I began to make some money, I really wanted to have a home.”

Home Wanted

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“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.”

Firsts Children Whole Moments Born Changed Filled

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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.”

People Thinking Knows Years Wells Stills Happens Kids Left Cases Particular Developing

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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 I've gone on. I certainly don't feel I need his approval, although maybe that's because I'm confident that I've got it.”

Needs Feels Writing Gone Dad Notion My Dad Approval Rivalry

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“When I write about my childhood I think, oh my God, how did I ever get from there to here? Not that any great thing has happened to me. But I felt so tiny, so lost.”

Thinking Writing Lost Felt Happened Childhood Tiny Great Things

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“... Oceanic malaise. I never saw anyone reading anything more demanding than a comic book. I never heard any youth express an interest in science or art. No one even talked politics. It was all idleness, and whenever I asked someone a question, no matter how simple, no matter how well the person spoke English, there was always a long pause before I got a reply, and I found these Pacific pauses maddening. And there was giggling but no humor - no wit. It was just foolery.”

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“Everyone had an opinion and no one had a solution.”

Life Opinion Solutions

Book:The Happy Isles of Oceania: Paddling the Pacific

Source: The Happy Isles of Oceania: Paddling the Pacific

About the Author

Born: April 10, 1941
Known for: Film writer
Quotes: 209

Books & Sources

The Old Patagonian Express: By Train Through the AmericasRelated source material

The Great Railway BazaarRelated source material

Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to Cape TownRelated source material

The Tao of Travel: Enlightenments from Lives on the RoadRelated source material

Sunrise with SeamonstersRelated source material

The Happy Isles of Oceania: Paddling the PacificRelated source material

Ghost train to the eastern star: on the tracks of the Great Railway BazaarRelated source material

Riding the Iron Rooster: By Train Through ChinaRelated source material

The Kingdom by the Sea: A Journey Around the Coast of Great BritainRelated source material

The Last Train to Zona Verde: My Ultimate African SafariRelated source material

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