"I do not want to be young again." — Paul Theroux

"I do not want to be young again."

— 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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In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief;… — Aristotle
The young are permanently in a state resembling intoxication. — Aristotle
It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims. — Aristotle
Even in New York, there are a lot of very attractive girls pedaling around. That just happens to be one… — Paul Auster
I think it's your own choice if you turn from an angry young man to a bitter, old bastard. — Billie Joe Armstrong
For some young people, their first experience ever hearing punk rock music was playing the Green Bay Packers on 'Madden'. — Billie Joe Armstrong
NASA has been one of the most successful public investments in motivating students to do well and achieve all they… — Neil Armstrong
I began wearing hats as a young lawyer because it helped me to establish my professional identity. Before that, whenever… — Bella Abzug
When bright young minds can't afford college, America pays the price. — Arthur Ashe
You hear doom and gloom about the Internet ruining young people's command of English - that's nonsense. — Margaret Atwood
Reading and writing, like everything else, improve with practice. And, of course, if there are no young readers and writers,… — Margaret Atwood
Storytelling is a very old human skill that gives us an evolutionary advantage. If you can tell young people how… — Margaret Atwood

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