There are places that I've always wanted to go. First I went to Africa, and when I was there I realized there… — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
My father had an invisible job outside of the house; I didn't know what he did. But my kids were privy to… — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
I don't look down on tourism. I live in Hawaii where we have 7 million visitors a year. If they weren't there,… — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
I wanted the Peace Corps to be something very vague and unorganized, and to a large extent it was. It did not… — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
One of the things the 'Tao of Travel' shows is how unforthcoming most travel writers are, how most travelers are. They don't… — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
Movable type seemed magical to the monks who were illuminating manuscripts and copying texts. Certainly e-books seem magical to me. — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
I feel as if my mission is to write, to see, to observe, and I feel lazy if I'm not reaching conclusions. I feel… — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
The larger an English industry was, the more likely it was to go bankrupt, because the English were not naturally corporate people; they disliked… — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
Maine out of season is unmistakably a great destination: hospitable, good-humored, plenty of elbow room, short days, dark nights of crackling ice crystals. — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
You can't write about a friend, you can only write about a former friend. — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
“sightseeing, an activity that delights the truly idle because it seems so much like scholarship, gawping and eavesdropping on antiquity, flattering oneself with the… — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
Tourists who go to Africa have more of a traditional experience than Africans do. A tourist goes on safari; Africans don't. — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
In a way, Che Guevara's fate was far worse than Simon Bolivar's. Guevara's collapse was complete: his intentions were forgotten, but his style was… — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
Pain does not create a long-lasting memory, but the memory of luxury exerts itself for ever. — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
