"The moment that changed me for ever was the moment my first child was born. I was happy, filled with hope, and thought, ‘Now I understand the whole point of work, of life, of love.’"
― Paul Theroux
Topic(s):
Hope
More From Paul Theroux
- "When I started writing, I did have some idealised notion of my dad as a writer. But I have less and less of a literary rivalry with him as I’ve gone on. I certainly don’t feel I need his approval, although maybe that’s because I’m confident that I’ve got it."
- "You define a good flight by negatives: you didn’t get hijacked, you didn’t crash, you didn’t throw up, you weren’t late, you weren’t nauseated by the food. So you are grateful."
- "If you’re a misanthrope you stay at home. There are certain writers who really don’t like other people. I’m not like that, I don’t think."
More In Hope
- "Litigant. A person about to give up his skin for the hope of retaining his bones."― Ambrose Bierce
- "There’s a strange sense of accomplishment in making an independent film. Everything’s against you; there’s no time, and even less money – you bring a bottle of glue, chip in twenty bucks, and hope you all make it through the day. If you manage to finish it and it actually turns out to be pretty good, it’s thrilling."― Eric Stoltz
- "It’s tragic from how far we’ve come from ‘Hope and Change’."― Ted Cruz