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Extensive traveling induces a feeling of encapsulation, and travel, so broadening at first, contracts the mind. ↗

— Paul Theroux

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I like the idea of isolation, I like the idea of solitude. You can be connected and have a phone and still be lonely. ↗

— Paul Theroux

#i #idea #isolation #like #lonely

Although I'm not fluent in sign language by a long way, I could have a fairly decent conversation. ↗

— Paul Theroux

#conversation #could #decent #fairly #fluent

Fiction gives us the second chances that life denies us. ↗

— Paul Theroux

#denies #fiction #gives #life #second

I don't think I've ever seen a person having a serious conversation on a cellphone. It's like a kiddie thing, a complete time waster. ↗

— Paul Theroux

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I'm constantly running across people who have never heard of books I think they should read. ↗

— Paul Theroux

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Many aspects of the writing life have changed since I published my first book, in the 1960s. It is more corporate, more driven by profits and marketing, and generally less congenial - but my day is the same: get out of bed, procrastinate, sit down at my desk, try to write something. ↗

— Paul Theroux

#bed #book #changed #congenial #corporate

I keep myself content by doing lots of different stuff and make sure that my next role is completely different to the last. I just enjoy the versatility of it, the challenge of doing lots of different things. It keeps the job interesting. ↗

— David Thewlis

#completely #content #different #different things #doing

Fitness needs to be perceived as fun and games or we subconsciously avoid it. ↗

— Alan Thicke

#avoid #fun #games #needs #perceived

If it is a first offense, you ground them and have a talk. The second offense would call for counseling. ↗

— Alan Thicke

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