Quotes of Paul Theroux

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Fiction gives us a second chance that life denies us.

- Paul Theroux

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“ If every life is a river, then it's little wonder that we do not even notice the changes that occur until we are far out in the darkest sea. One day you look around and nothing is familiar, not even your own face. My name once meant daughter, grandaughter, friend, sister, beloved. Now those words mean only what their letters spell out; Star in the night sky. Truth in the darkness. I have crossed over to a place where I never thought I'd be. I am someone I would have never imagined. A secret. A dream. I am this, body and soul. Burn me. Drown me. Tell me lies. I will still be who I am. ”

- Alice Hoffman

“ A heart filled with anger has no room for love. ”

- Joan Lunden

“ A real decision is measured by the fact that you've taken a new action. If there's no action, you haven't truly decided. ”

- Anthony Robbins

“ Society will always be too fragile to accept us for all that makes us beautiful. ”

- robert m drake

“ If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people. ”

- Confucius

“ Sometimes, change is what we need to retain our sanity. ”

- Life

“ Living with a purpose in life is more fulfilling than living a rich lifestyle without a purpose. ”

- JOHN TASKINSOY

“ Live a life of substance. The rest are mere fantasies. ”

- Pragnya Sahoo

“ Eleanor was right. She never looked nice. She looked like art, and art wasn't supposed to look nice; it was supposed to make you feel something. ”

- Rainbow Rowell

“ Finding the lesson behind every adversity will be the one important thing that helps get you through it. ”

- Roy T. Bennett

“ Things end. People leave. And you know what? Life goes on. Besides, if bad things didn't happen, how would you be able to feel the good ones? ”

- Elizabeth Scott

“ You lose nothing when fighting for a cause ... In my mind the losers are those who don't have a cause they care about. ”

- Muhammad Ali

“ Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly. ”

- Dalai Lama

“ And, in the end… The love you take is equal to the love you make. ”

- Paul McCartney

“ Maybe everyone can live beyond what they're capable of. ”

- Markus Zusak

“ Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose. ”

- Victor Frankl

“ We cannot face up to what lies ahead, without facing up to what lies within. ”

- Eleesha

“ Sometimes, as we're stumbling along in the dark, we hit something good. ”

- Susan Ee

“ We would frequently be ashamed of our good deeds if people saw all of the motives that produced them. ”

- Francois De La Rochefoucauld

“ Love is like a brick. You can build a house, or you can sink a dead body. ”

- Lady Gaga

“ All worries are less with wine. ”

- Amit Kalantri

“ God does not ask about our ability, but our availability. ”

- Unknown

“ Is there any positive energy like enthusiasm? ”

- Lailah Gifty Akita

“ Drunk and alone and hopelessly in love with the idea that someday somehow it might just get better. ”

- Stefanie Sybens

“ Bagiku ada sesuatu yang paling berharga dan hakiki dalam kehidupan: 'dapat mencintai, dapat iba hati, dapat merasai kedukaan'. Tanpa itu semua maka kita tidak lebih dari benda. Berbahagialah orang yang masih mempunyai rasa cinta, yang belum sampai kehilangan benda yang paling bernilai itu. Kalau kita telah kehilangan itu maka absurdlah hidup kita. ”

- Soe Hok Gie