"The lust of the eye. The best photographs were, to me, like an experience of drowning."

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Source : Paul Theroux (2014). “Picture Palace: A Novel”, p.120, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Paul Theroux

#Photography Quotes #Eye Quotes #Lust Quotes

“My greatest ambition is to have a career without becoming a career woman.”
“When youâ€™re training Parkour with passion, if youâ€™re good, people will notice you. Donâ€™t go around saying, â€˜Hey look at this new move I got.â€™ No. We used to say, â€˜If itâ€™s good weâ€™ll tell you.â€™ Do it for yourself first.”
“The English language is rather like a monster accordion, stretchable at the whim of the editor, compressible ad lib.”
“Start a conversation with someone with whom you have "nothing in common" and no possibility of scoring with, networking with, or even seeing again. In other words, a conversation just for the civilized hell of it.”
“You have to become involved to make an impact. No one is impressed with the won/loss record of the referee.”
“A country that has few museums is both materially poor and spiritually poor...Museums, like theaters and libraries, are a means to freedom.”
“David Pietrusza has a gift for making the past both real and dramatically gripping.”
“The city has to do what any citizen or family does, when you have a dream. You tighten your belt. You sacrifice some luxuries. Above all, you don't waste a dime.”

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