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Through his long, productive career, Paul Theroux has mixed nonfiction books about exotic travel with novels set in exotic places. Africa, Singapore, Hong Kong, Honduras - he lives in and writes about places most of us never see.


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HENRY HO In Dark Places,
May we Never be truly Alone.....
~Susan Schroder, Circle the Sun books
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FLOYD PATTERSON I've been knocked down more than any heavyweight champion in history.
FLOYD PATTERSON You get into serious trouble when - during a heated exchange - the mind starts to ask questions abou...
FLOYD PATTERSON I'm afraid to praise him. I'm afraid he won't want to play Saturday.
TIM FLOYD I'm a little hesitant to anoint this team. I'm still very guarded about who we are. We still haven't...
TIM FLOYD It's not so bad for politicians and Pulitzer Prize poets and certain intellectuals in this country t...
FLOYD PATTERSON A prizefighter who gets knocked out or is badly outclassed suffers in a way he will never forget.
FLOYD PATTERSON What I expect from the police department is an adequate and timely response to keep the streets orde...
FLOYD PATTERSON I could never be with a woman during training. Because my knees would get very weak. My opinion is b...
FLOYD PATTERSON Something is going on. We're going to find out exactly what it is that has my percentages not where ...
CLIFF FLOYD It's in the identical spot as last year. I assume it's scar tissue or something.
CLIFF FLOYD With every passing hour, our solar system comes forty-three thousand miles closer to globular cluste...
RAY FLOYD voluntary and not coerced.
FLOYD ABRAMS We would be defending that. Mr. Risen did a serious and solid job. He has made no apology.
FLOYD ABRAMS On her way to a Marilyn Manson concert
PINK FLOYD And if I show you my dark side will you still hold me tonight and if I open my heart to you and show...
PINK FLOYD We're just trying to keep our heads above water. Like I said, we're in last place. The organization ...
CLIFF FLOYD You know Carlos might have had a life-altering experience. He knows how close he came to being real ...
CLIFF FLOYD Then I look at myself: 'What are you not doing?' Take the positive out of everything, no matter what...
CLIFF FLOYD That's when the book is good: the struggle part,
CLIFF FLOYD If we believe we can do it, we'll be OK.
CLIFF FLOYD He definitely says he'll be all right,
CLIFF FLOYD It's been tough for me, ... It's one of those things I'm not too good with. Especially since I lean ...
CLIFF FLOYD It's always important to see where you stand as a team. In a division like this, you need all the he...
CLIFF FLOYD [One of Miller's lawyers involved in the earlier discussions, Floyd Abrams, said there was] a great ...
FLOYD ABRAMS Most of what we object to as misconduct in children is a natural rebellion against the intrusion of ...
FLOYD DELL Come in here, dear boy, have a cigar. You're gonna go far, fly high, You're never gonna die, You're ...
PINK FLOYD