Quote by Paul Theroux Download Open image ““Less frightening, but no less disgusting, is the Iranian taste for jam made out of carrots.”” — Paul Theroux ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.0 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“I had no idea what the juice was, but I went ahead and drank it. Turns out it was reconstituted carrot-apple juice. It tasted… — Andy Weir Copy Share Image
“a fresh carrot from the garden has a complex flavor that is lost after a few days in transit.” — Ed Cyzewski Copy Share Image
“I loved that the Iranians never quite did what you thought they were going to do, or even, what you wanted them to do.… — Lois Pryce Copy Share Image
“The potatoes were starch grenades. The canned carrots were revolting because that is their nature.” — David Mitchell Copy Share Image
“Are you suggesting we eat cursed fruit? Vicious fruit? Attacking fruit?” — Merrie Haskell Copy Share Image
“I saw the delicate, pink-mottled claw meat poking seductively through its blanket of mayonnaise and the bland yellow pear cup with its rim of… — Slyvia Plath Copy Share Image
“I don't like raw tomatoes. And I thought I'd skip the onions so I could make out with the sexiest man alive after lunch… — Olivia Cunning Copy Share Image
“Americans eat more tomatoes than any other vegetable or fruit. *********************************” — Jack West 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