“I made the book jolly, and like many jolly books it was written in an agony of suffering, with the regret that in taking the trip, I had lost what I valued most : my children, my wife and my happy household.
The book succeeded. I was cured of my misery by more work – an idea I had on the trip for a new novel. Yet something had been destroyed; FAITH, LOVE, TRUST and BELIEF IN THE FUTURE. After my travel, on my return, I became an outsider, a ghostly presence, with my nose pressed against the window. I understood now what it was like to be dead: people might miss you, but their lives go on without you. New people take your place…
Some betrayals are forgivable but others you never quite recover from. ”
- Paul Theroux – Ghost Train to the Eastern Star
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Napaisip ako bigla
pang brokenhearted na valentines…
Wow! thanks for giving me an idea of a good-book-to-read this week
awts.. so sad..
Title of this book seems interesting .. well i guess i should get this one