"When I went to Hong Kong, I knew……" — Paul Theroux

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"When I went to Hong Kong, I knew at once I wanted to write a story set there."

— Paul Theroux

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148 Quotes by Paul Theroux

Paul Theroux has 148 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

It is fatal to know too much at the outcome: boredom comes as quickly to the traveler who knows his…
Travel works best when you're forced to come to terms with the place you're in.
The traveler's boast, sometimes couched as a complaint, is that of having been an eyewitness, and invariably this experience -…
The monotony of staying in one place is the best thing for writing a novel. Having regular habits, a kind…
Going slowly [...] was the best way of being reminded that there is a relationship between Here and There, and…
They say that if the Swiss had designed these mountains they'd be rather flatter.
The lust of the eye. The best photographs were, to me, like an experience of drowning.
In countries where all the crooked politicians wear pin-striped suits, the best people are bare-assed.
Delay and dirt are the realities of the most rewarding travel.
The conversation, like many others I had with people on trains, derived an easy candour from the shared journey, the…
My greatest inspiration is memory.
Sightseeing was ... based on imaginative invention, like rehearsing your own play in stage sets from which all the actors…

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Hong Kong is a wonderful, mixed-up town where you've got great food and adventure. First and foremost, it's a great… — Anthony Bourdain
You have an impeccable argument if you said that Singapore, Hong Kong, and Tokyo are food capitals. They have a… — Anthony Bourdain
One of my goals is to have a base near mainland China. I think Hong Kong would be a good… — Nicolas Cage
American stuntmen are smart - they think about safety. When they do a jump in a car, they calculate everything:… — Jackie Chan
If you're too free, you're like the way Hong Kong is now. It's very chaotic. — Jackie Chan
Hong Kong has created one of the most successful societies on Earth. — Prince Charles
The britishh seizure of Hong Kong was an aspect of one of the most ugly crimes of the britishh Empire:… — Robert Trout
Failure to deliver a deal in Hong Kong is just not acceptable, ... There must be an intensification of the… — Trevor Manuel
That's so different in Hong Kong when I'm using my own mother language, I can treat the line in one… — Chow Yun-Fat
In the West audiences think I am a stereotyped action star, or that I always play hitmen or killers. But… — Chow Yun-Fat
I became producer so that I could work with persons like him and to rock the world of Hong Kong… — Andy Lau
There are many kinds of movies in Hong Kong. Some are commercial and others are more artistic. — Andy Lau

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