"Ever since childhood, when I lived within earshot……" — Paul Theroux
"Ever since childhood, when I lived within earshot of the Boston and Maine, I have seldom heard a train go by and not wished I was on it."
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148 Quotes by Paul Theroux
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It is fatal to know too much at the outcome: boredom comes as quickly to the traveler who knows his…
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Travel works best when you're forced to come to terms with the place you're in.
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The traveler's boast, sometimes couched as a complaint, is that of having been an eyewitness, and invariably this experience -…
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The monotony of staying in one place is the best thing for writing a novel. Having regular habits, a kind…
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Going slowly [...] was the best way of being reminded that there is a relationship between Here and There, and…
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They say that if the Swiss had designed these mountains they'd be rather flatter.
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The lust of the eye. The best photographs were, to me, like an experience of drowning.
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In countries where all the crooked politicians wear pin-striped suits, the best people are bare-assed.
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Delay and dirt are the realities of the most rewarding travel.
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The conversation, like many others I had with people on trains, derived an easy candour from the shared journey, the…
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My greatest inspiration is memory.
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Sightseeing was ... based on imaginative invention, like rehearsing your own play in stage sets from which all the actors…
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Because we can't escape our ancient hunger to live close to nature, we encircle the house with lawns and gardens,…
— Diane Ackerman
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I knew I had to get out of Boston and stop making movies there, at least for one movie, otherwise…
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In Boston, they love their sports celebrities. And it's great.
— Tom Brady
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I resent the fact that people in places like Boston, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco believe that…
— Wilford Brimley
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Boston's freeway system is insane. It was clearly designed by a person who had spent his childhood crashing toy trains.
— Bill Bryson
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I'd rather entrust the government of the United States to the first 400 people listed in the Boston telephone directory…
— William F. Buckley, Jr.
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I felt like my pregnancy was a sacred moment for me. I stayed in Boston and I didn't work apart…
— Gisele Bundchen
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About 25 years ago, I started out as a reporter covering politics. And that sort of just evolved into organized…
— Howie Carr
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I guess God made Boston on a wet Sunday.
— Raymond Chandler
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It find it funny how people from Boston and New York hate each other because of pro teams.
— Julian Casablancas
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I have just returned from Boston. It is the only thing to do if you find yourself up there.
— Fred Allen
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My most memorable moment came in 1985 as we beat the Boston Celtics.
— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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