"Hawaii is not a state of mind, but…" — Paul Theroux

"Hawaii is not a state of mind, but a state of grace."

— Paul Theroux

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148 Quotes by Paul Theroux

Paul Theroux has 148 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

It is fatal to know too much at the outcome: boredom comes as quickly to the traveler who knows his…
Travel works best when you're forced to come to terms with the place you're in.
The traveler's boast, sometimes couched as a complaint, is that of having been an eyewitness, and invariably this experience -…
The monotony of staying in one place is the best thing for writing a novel. Having regular habits, a kind…
Going slowly [...] was the best way of being reminded that there is a relationship between Here and There, and…
They say that if the Swiss had designed these mountains they'd be rather flatter.
The lust of the eye. The best photographs were, to me, like an experience of drowning.
In countries where all the crooked politicians wear pin-striped suits, the best people are bare-assed.
Delay and dirt are the realities of the most rewarding travel.
The conversation, like many others I had with people on trains, derived an easy candour from the shared journey, the…
My greatest inspiration is memory.
Sightseeing was ... based on imaginative invention, like rehearsing your own play in stage sets from which all the actors…

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More Grace Quotes

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The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances. — Aristotle
Above all the grace and the gifts that Christ gives to his beloved is that of overcoming self. — Francis of Assisi
Will is to grace as the horse is to the rider. — Saint Augustine
I'm certainly not opposed to digital technology, whose graces I daily enjoy and rely on in so many ways. But… — Diane Ackerman
I had a father and mother, who were devout and feared God. Our Lord also helped me with His grace.… — Teresa of Avila
In a state of grace, the soul is like a well of limpid water, from which flow only streams of… — Teresa of Avila
Whenever we think of Christ, we should recall the love that led Him to bestow on us so many graces… — Teresa of Avila
Everyone is like a butterfly, they start out ugly and awkward and then morph into beautiful graceful butterflies that everyone… — Drew Barrymore
Laughter is the closest thing to the grace of God. — Karl Barth
God appoints our graces to be nurses to other men's weaknesses. — Henry Ward Beecher
Any artist should be grateful for a naive grace which puts him beyond the need to reason elaborately. — Saul Bellow
My favorite albumn ever is Jeff Buckley's GRACE. I feel a weird unexplainable connection to him. — Rachel Bilson

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