Quotes of Paul Theroux

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The realization that he is white in a black country, and respected for it, is the turning point in the expatriate's career. He can either forget it, or capitalize on it. Most choose the latter.

- Paul Theroux

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

- Pragnya Sahoo

“ The way you handle fear determines the results you have in life. If you are equipped with knowledge, you can overcome fear ”

- H. J. Chammas

“ I would die for you. But I won't live for you. ”

- Stephen Chbosky

“ Love isn't a feeling or emotion that changes timely, it's everlasting... ”

- Gandhi

“ Where the willingness is great, the difficulties cannot be great. ”

- Niccolo Machiavelli

“ Close your eyes, take your time and listen. ”

- Maxime Lagacé

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

- Susan Ee

“ Nothing that is perfect can be taught ”

- Mike Stagnitta

“ Our great human adventure is the evolution of consciousness. We are in this life to enlarge the soul, liberate the spirit, and light up the brain. ”

- Tom Robbins

“ If I envision a just, fair future, I must behave justly and fairly today. ”

- Elena Aguilar

“ True love is not so much a matter of romance as it is a matter of anxious concern for the wellbeing of one's companion. ”

- Gordon B. Hinckley

“ ...most of the time, all you have is the moment, and the imperfect love of the people around you. ”

- Anne Lamott

“ There are two ways of meeting difficulties: you alter the difficulties, or you alter yourself to meet them. ”

- Phyllis Bottome

“ I try to avoid looking forward or backward, and try to keep looking upward. ”

- Charlotte Bronte

“ We love those who admire us, but not those whom we admire. ”

- Francois De La Rochefoucauld

“ Hmm…now that I think about it, housecats are often coddled and petted. You don’t pet me nearly enough. You must be a lax owner. How selfish of you to deprive your cat of attention. ”

- Colleen Houck

“ Mysteries of attraction could not always be explained through logic. Sometimes the fractures in two separate souls became the very hinges that held them together. ”

- Lisa Kleypas

“ I may not be where I want to be, but if I stop now, I'll NEVER get where I'm going! ”

- Laura Lynch

“ It takes guts and humility to admit mistakes. Admitting we're wrong is courage, not weakness. ”

- Roy T. Bennett

“ Love alone could waken love. ”

- Pearl S. Buck

“ A blooming relationship even if it’s someone else’s, makes me so happy and reinstates my faith in love... ”

- Nitya Prakash

“ Never run from the truth. It is always there; it never changes – save your energy. ”

- Steve Maraboli

“ Everyone's time is limited. What matters most is to focus on what matters most. ”

- Roy Bennett

“ The art of existence is to find a sensation of spiritual expansion that makes you larger than existence itself. ”

- Talismanist Giebra

“ Be supportive of others the way you would want them to be supportive of you. ”

- Ken Poirot