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“Nothing to me is so erotic as a hotel room,…” quote by Paul Theroux — Download Open image

“Nothing to me is so erotic as a hotel room, and therefore so penetrated with life and death.”

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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…

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The larger an English industry was, the more likely it was to go bankrupt, because the English were not naturally corporate people; they disliked…

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Maine out of season is unmistakably a great destination: hospitable, good-humored, plenty of elbow room, short days, dark nights of crackling ice crystals.

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You can't write about a friend, you can only write about a former friend.

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“sightseeing, an activity that delights the truly idle because it seems so much like scholarship, gawping and eavesdropping on antiquity, flattering oneself with the…

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The Australian Book of Etiquette is a very slim volume.

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Tourists who go to Africa have more of a traditional experience than Africans do. A tourist goes on safari; Africans don't.

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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…

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It is the simplest fact of Indian life: there are too many Indians.

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Pain does not create a long-lasting memory, but the memory of luxury exerts itself for ever.

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When I began to make some money, I really wanted to have a home.

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Men in their late 50s often make very bad decisions.

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“He wondered how it was fair that your dying should depend so much on when you were born.”

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What sets worlds in motion is the interplay of differences, their attractions and repulsions. Life is plurality, death is uniformity. By suppressing differences and…

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Most of us are convinced that we are our egos, which is who we think we are. The ego is part of our incarnation.…

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I do not want to live at the cost of the life even of a snake. I should let him bite me to death…

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“It was beautiful. He thought he had never seen anything so beautiful in all his life; that, having seen it, he could die content,…

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With multiplayer, permanent death, and an ever-changing world to explore and conquer, 'A Valley Without Wind' might be the place you're looking for if…

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“What did you see?” she asked gently. His brow furrowed, as if he could not understand the question. Then his eyes turned to the…

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Those whose life is long still strive for gain, and for all mortals all things take second place to money.

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“I practice Dying--every night-- But have not learned to, still-- Though Talented--by Mortal bones-- For such a common Skill.”

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“You must understand the pain and grief of losing someone is nothing more than a function of survival.”

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“Death is a reality that calls the rest of life and all of our assorted strivings into sharp relief.”

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