Paul Theroux Quotes

It is amazing how a new child can refocus one's direction seconds after its birth.

My daughter is my biggest achievement. She is a little star and my life has changed so much for the better since she came along.

What I learned from my kids is that the greatest joy in life is not from material trappings, power, or visibility. The greatest joy comes from your kids. Nothing is even close to my kids in terms of bringing me joy.

I love my kids. They are the greatest thing I've ever done with my life, and they bring me joy every day.

My life now is about my heart going pitter-patter for my children.

It's the most terrifying day of your life, the day the first one is born. Your life, as you know it, is gone. Never to return. But they learn how to walk, and they learn how to talk, and you want to be with them. And they turn out to be the most delightful people you'll ever meet in your life.

It's all kinds of these profound things crashing on you when your child arrives into the world. It's like you've met your reason to live.

My three children have brought me great joy.

Children make your life important.

I would love to have more kids. Kids are the best part of my day. I don't wake up to make movies. I wake up to hang out with my family.

Some people think that your life changes for the worse when you become a father, but on the contrary, when my daughter was born, she brought light and joy into my life.

Our daughter is a miracle baby, and having time with her and my sons means everything to me - they're why I kept fighting.

If I knew the joy a child brings, I'd have become a mom earlier.

I look back in retrospect, and I would never say I regret not one of my children. They are why I live.

The kid is the best thing that ever happened to me.

If we say the purpose of life is our children, that's neither a purpose nor a meaning. But I'm sure I will be as besotted as everybody else when I have them.

I really enjoy being a dad, and maybe I took it too seriously, but I love being around my kids.

I know this is going to sound corny, but I love my life. I love my baby, so I love getting to wake up with him. And I have the most amazing job, with writing that any actor would love and costars who I can't wait to see on Monday mornings. And I love coming home to my husband.

I have three sons, and I think we're both fierce protectors of our children.

Having the person that you love by your side and starting a family with them is the best thing that can happen to you in this life. You can't ask for more.

When you love somebody, and they have a child, you love their child. You just accept it as a part of who they are, and you care about them and theirs.

It's weird to say, but every time I look at my daughter and I see this little living breathing thing that came from me, that represents all of the hopes and dreams that I would want for her, I see a miracle.

I'm starting my own family, and there is no other feeling like it.

My most amazing discovery was becoming a mother. It changed everything. I can't imagine my life without these little beings.

My son is a blessing in every way.