The larger an English industry was, the more likely it was to go bankrupt, because the English were not naturally corporate people;… — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
I have written stories, essays, even whole books on trains, scribble-scribble. — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
Now and then in travel, something unexpected happens that transforms the whole nature of the trip and stays with the traveler. — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
I have always disliked being a man. The whole idea of manhood in America is pitiful, in my opinion. This version of… — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
An island is a fixed and finite piece of geography, and usually the whole place has been carved up and claimed. — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
The moment that changed me for ever was the moment my first child was born. I was happy, filled with hope, and… — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
What strikes me about high-school reunions is the realization that these are people one has known one's whole life. — 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
