Quote by Paul Theroux Download Open image ““I wanted something altogether wilder, the clumsier romance of strangeness.”” — Paul Theroux ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.5 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“It was an irresistible novelty having a conversation about books with a stranger.” — Jaclyn Dolamore Copy Share Image
“I didn't want it to be something weird, but of course, with most things in my life, it became something weird.” — Tabatha Beshears Copy Share Image
“My needs were simple. I didn't bother much with themes or felicitous phrases and skipped fine descriptions of weather, landscapes and interiors. I wanted… — Ian McEwan Copy Share Image
“I feel there's nothing like a good classic book, except possibly its movie version.” — George Kohlman Copy Share Image
“Only the weird keeps things interesting. Never surrender your weirdness.” — Michelle E. Lowe Copy Share Image
“It was a different feeling, strange and strong, compelling and shapeless.” — Vanya Sharma Copy Share Image
“The firm of Strange had not been built on softness; what you stole from it, you were welcome to keep.” — Keith Roberts Copy Share Image
“We had been taken from The Wild and brought together in one place, because, for some strange reason, people found us interesting.” — Daniel Quinn Copy Share Image
“I would want things to be different than they were. The wanting was a wilderness and I had to find my own way out… — Cheryl Strayed 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
