"The Australian Book of Etiquette is a very…" — Paul Theroux
"The Australian Book of Etiquette is a very slim volume."
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148 Quotes by Paul Theroux
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It is fatal to know too much at the outcome: boredom comes as quickly to the traveler who knows his…
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Travel works best when you're forced to come to terms with the place you're in.
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The traveler's boast, sometimes couched as a complaint, is that of having been an eyewitness, and invariably this experience -…
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The monotony of staying in one place is the best thing for writing a novel. Having regular habits, a kind…
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Going slowly [...] was the best way of being reminded that there is a relationship between Here and There, and…
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They say that if the Swiss had designed these mountains they'd be rather flatter.
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The lust of the eye. The best photographs were, to me, like an experience of drowning.
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In countries where all the crooked politicians wear pin-striped suits, the best people are bare-assed.
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Delay and dirt are the realities of the most rewarding travel.
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The conversation, like many others I had with people on trains, derived an easy candour from the shared journey, the…
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My greatest inspiration is memory.
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Sightseeing was ... based on imaginative invention, like rehearsing your own play in stage sets from which all the actors…
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I played football when I was little. I didn't want to be an actress at all, I wanted to be…
— Emmanuelle Beart
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The Australian economy is resilient, but business and consumer confidence is fragile.
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I feel like I've been marinated in Australian theatre.
— Cate Blanchett
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The Australian public are very fair and they are always prepared to give the leader of a major political party…
— Tony Abbott
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'You've got mail!' exclaims the cheery automaton at America Online. The flag on the mailbox icon waves invitingly on my…
— Geraldine Brooks
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In the United States, there is a restaurant called The Outback Steakhouse, and I could survive in there for several…
— Steve Carell
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I don't know, maybe Australian humour isn't supposed to be funny. It's as dry as the Sahara, and I think…
— Nick Cave
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I see it as my duty in some way is to be out in the world as an Australian putting…
— Nick Cave
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I'm an Australian, and when I grew up much of my influences were American - blues music and country music,…
— Nick Cave
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It's an Australian thing to be dismissive. We find that endearing. Americans don't. They believe what you say.
— Nick Cave
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Kylie Minogue is the greatest thing that has happened to Australian music.
— Nick Cave
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If you're Australian, you feel it in your bones because you're at odds with everybody else, except other Australians, in…
— Nick Cave
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