Paul Theroux Quotes
I have always felt that the truth is prophetic, and that if you describe precisely what you see and give it life with your imagination, then what you write ought to have lasting value, no matter what the mood of your prose.
Paul Theroux
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If I had to study and work hard, it would have to have the reward of a lot of cash.
Abbey Clancy
Tackling affordable housing via land use planning won't necessarily solve the problem.
Kate Brown
For someone who writes fiction, in order to activate the imagination and the unconscious, it's essential to be free.
Manuel Puig
In this world without quiet corners, there can be no easy escapes from history, from hullabaloo, from terrible, unquiet fuss.
Salman Rushdie
The advice I would give to someone is to not take anyone's advice.
Eddie Murphy
From my years of teaching creative writing, I know that new writers take the setting for granted, as simply a place to set the action, but setting is a vital element in fiction writing and deserves serious treatment.
Garry Disher
I'm sporty, active, bubbly, I like to make people laugh... I'm the jokester. But I'm also very traditional.
Coco Lee
When I am at home, I never go near the synagogue unless, say, there is a bar or bat mitzvah involving the children of friends. But when I am traveling, in a country where Jewish life is scarce or endangered, I often make a visit to the shul.
Christopher Hitchens
I'm interested in the kind of religion that makes life harder. I'm not so interested in the comforting kind of religion.
Jonathan Safran Foer
There are two things that will blemish a retainer, and these are riches and honor. If one but remains in strained circumstances, he will not be marred.
Yamamoto Tsunetomo
My biggest concern about the market is the force that acts to drive down price, because I think that's destructive to authors as well as publishers. Our biggest battle is to underline the value of intellectual property.
Jonathan Galassi
I have always felt that the truth is prophetic, and that if you describe precisely what you see and give it life with your imagination, then what you write ought to have lasting value, no matter what the mood of your prose.
Paul Theroux
