9 Quotes & Sayings By Phyllis Theroux

Phyllis Theroux is an internationally bestselling author for her books on love, relationships, and psychological insight. Her first novel, “The Last Summer of You” was published by ROC in 1979. Her novels have been translated into thirty-four languages and have been published in over twenty countries. In 1983, she published her first nonfiction book, “The Indifferent Heart” which has become an international bestseller Read more

In 1991, she wrote “Once Upon a Time in the West Indies” which showed how people can make friends with their families during emotional times. In 1997, she received the CWA Debut Dagger Award for her book “The Art of Failure: The Making of a Novelist.” In 1999, she wrote “Strangers in Paradise: The Art of Relationships” which led to her being named one of the Outstanding Women in Business by "People" magazine when it was released in 2000.

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Children are born with imaginations in mint condition, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. Then life corrects for grandiosity. Phyllis Theroux
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There were times, in the beginning, when I used my journal as a wailing wall, but I learned not to immortalize the darkness. Rereading it was counterproductive. What I needed was a place in which to collect the light. Phyllis Theroux
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Writing is not only a reflection of what one thinks and feels but a rope one weaves with words that can lower you below or hoist you above the surface of your life, enabling you to go deeper or higher than you would otherwise go. What excites me about his metaphor is that is makes writing much more than a lifesaving venture. Phyllis Theroux
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An enlightened person raises the level of the consciousness of the entire community. Phyllis Theroux
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To send a letter is a good way to go somewhere without moving anything but your heart. Phyllis Theroux
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Mistakes are the usual bridge between inexperience and wisdom. Phyllis Theroux
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We were all so young that there were no lines on our faces to read between. Phyllis Theroux
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I think this is what hooks one to gardening: it is the closest one can come to being present at creation. Phyllis Theroux