Geburtsdatum | Donnerstag, 10. April 1941 |
Geburtsort | Medford, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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Beschreibung | Paul Edward Theroux (born April 10, 1941) is an American novelist and travel writer who has written numerous books, including the travelogue, The Great Railway Bazaar (1975). Some of his works of fiction have been adapted as feature films. He was awarded the 1981 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his novel The Mosquito Coast, which was adapted for the 1986 movie of the same name and the 2021 television series of the same name. |
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.'
If you're a misanthrope you stay at home. There are certain writers who really don't like other people. I'm not like that, I don't think.
When I began to make some money, I really wanted to have a home.
The people of Hong Kong are criticized for only being interested in business, but it's the only thing they've been allowed to do.
Death is an endless night so awful to contemplate that it can make us love life and value it with such passion that it may be the ultimate cause of all joy and all art.
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.
You define a good flight by negatives: you didn't get hijacked, you didn't crash, you didn't throw up, you weren't late, you weren't nauseated by the food. So you are grateful.
Friendship is also about liking a person for their failings, their weakness. It's also about mutual help, not about exploitation.
It's only when you're alone that you realize where you are. You have nothing to fall back on except your own resources.
