Accomplished Quote by Paul Theroux Download Open image “He regarded himself as an accomplished writer — a clear sign of madness in anyone.” — Paul Theroux ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.2 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Accomplished Clear Madness Writing
In this century the writer has carried on a conversation with madness. We might almost say of the twentieth-century writer that he aspires to… — Don DeLillo Copy Share Image
“He follows his own way these days, even more than most of us. 'Twas as good a description of madness as any I've heard. ” — Hilari Bell Copy Share Image
“Madness and passion have always been interchangeable. Throughout the entire western literary tradition. Madness is an abundance of existence. Madness is a way of… — Patricia Duncker Copy Share Image
To a writer, madness is a final distillation of self, a final editing down. It's the drowning out of false voices. — Don DeLillo Copy Share Image
“He had found in himself the perfect, undeniable case of insanity. He possessed wisdom, patience, tolerance, truthfulness, loyalty, and moral fortitude—all the qualities that… — Machado de Assis Copy Share Image
Saying that a great genius is mad, while at the same time recognizing his artistic worth, is like saying that he had rheumatism or… — James Joyce Copy Share Image
“He began to view writing as a petty ambition, a frivolous and indulgent whim, creativity itself as the pathology of the very young or… — Galt Niederhoffer Copy Share Image
“There was some simple, radical difference about him. He hoped it was genius, feared it was madness, devoted himself to amiability and inconspicuousness.” — John Barth Copy Share Image
A writer has to be driven crazy to help him to see. A writer needs his poisons. — Philip Roth Copy Share Image
“He had always imagined madness as a flailing hysteria, subdued only by restraint or drugs. Not this dulled indifference that slowed his footsteps and… — Laura Elliot Copy Share Image
I feel as if my mission is to write, to see, to observe, and I feel lazy if I'm not reaching conclusions. I feel… — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
The larger an English industry was, the more likely it was to go bankrupt, because the English were not naturally corporate people; they disliked… — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
Maine out of season is unmistakably a great destination: hospitable, good-humored, plenty of elbow room, short days, dark nights of crackling ice crystals. — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
You can't write about a friend, you can only write about a former friend. — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
“sightseeing, an activity that delights the truly idle because it seems so much like scholarship, gawping and eavesdropping on antiquity, flattering oneself with the… — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
Tourists who go to Africa have more of a traditional experience than Africans do. A tourist goes on safari; Africans don't. — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
In a way, Che Guevara's fate was far worse than Simon Bolivar's. Guevara's collapse was complete: his intentions were forgotten, but his style was… — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
Pain does not create a long-lasting memory, but the memory of luxury exerts itself for ever. — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
I never believed in trying to do anything. Whatever I set out to do I found I had already accomplished. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
This is, for an accomplished Latino, an accomplished African American, an accomplished anyone who disproves stereotypes, it's a constant battle in your life. — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
When you have accomplished your goal simply walk away. This is the path way to Heaven. — Laozi Copy Share Image
... even the most sublimely accomplished non-stop talker can't consistently please. — J. D. Salinger Copy Share Image
[U]nless oppressed groups stick together, and on alliances of self interest rather than do-goodism; nothing can be accomplished in the long run to dismantle… — Shulamith Firestone Copy Share Image
Alas, you don't need monsters for monstrous deeds to be accomplished. — Zygmunt Bauman Copy Share Image
Like all writers, he measured the achievements of others by what they had accomplished, asking of them that they measure him by what he… — Jorge Luis Borges Copy Share Image
We do not know today whether we are busy or idle. In times when we thought ourselves indolent, we have afterwards discovered that much… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
I don't know Beyoncé, but I have the impression that she's sincere, that she really is a feminist and wanted to put the word… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
The gain in self-confidence of having accomplished a tiresome labour is immense. — Arnold Bennett Copy Share Image
With Epcot Center, the Disney corporation has accomplished something I didn't think possible in today's world. They have created a land of make-believe that's… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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