Paul Theroux Quotes

I think there is only one way to write fiction - alone, in a room, without interruption or any distraction.

Paul Theroux

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I hope to keep writing journalism as long as I write fiction; it's afforded me such amazing adventures and opportunities. It does take a lot of time, so it's hard to do both at once, but I try to do a big journalism piece every couple of years, and I'll hopefully continue with that.

Jennifer Egan

HopeTimeAmazingMeWritingLong

Idleness is an inlet to disorder, and makes way for licentiousness. People who have nothing to do are quickly tired of their own company.

Jeremy Collier

TiredPeopleNothingWayCompany

At 'GQ,' there was never a temptation to pander or preach to the choir because I had no concept of who the reader was or what that reader might want.

John Jeremiah Sullivan

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History doesn't turn on a dime; it turns on a plugged nickel.

Jeff Greenfield

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We have to know that the bad guys are not different from us in the world.

Stellan Skarsgard

WorldBadKnowUsDifferentGuys

So in the dark we hide the heart that bleeds, And wait, and tend our agonizing seeds.

Countee Cullen

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My family - my brothers and I especially - like dinners out and are really adventurous with food.

Colin Donnell

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I always say, 'Obama is my president - the president of the world.'

Brunello Cucinelli

WorldSayPresidentAlwaysObama

There's not a lot of time to have conversations on the field during the game. That's where the trust and the practice comes into play, through practice, through off-site throwing sessions; that's where you build that trust and build that cohesion with a wide receiver.

Brock Osweiler

TimeTrustPracticeGameYouPlay

I know, when people are considering me for jobs, sometimes it's, 'Well, you're in a comic-book movie.' And I'm, like, 'But I'm killing myself to try to do the best I can!'

Sebastian Stan

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Imperfection clings to a person, and if they wait till they are brushed off entirely, they would spin for ever on their axis, advancing nowhere.

Thomas Carlyle

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I wouldn't reread Sartre today. Compared to everything I've read since, his fiction seems dated and has lost much of its value.

Mario Vargas Llosa

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