The place that interests me most, actually, is the United States. I've realized that I haven't traveled much in the States. There's a lot to see. Paul Theroux haveinterestlot Change image and share on social
One of the things the 'Tao of Travel' shows is how unforthcoming most travel writers are, how most travelers are. They don't tell you who they were traveling with, and they're not very reliable about things that happened to them. Paul Theroux happenreliableshow share on social
People say writing is really hard. That's very unfair to those who are doing real jobs. People who work in the fields or fix roofs, engineers, or car mechanics. I think lying on your back working under an oily car, that's a job. Paul Theroux backcarengineer share on social
Death is an endless night so awful to contemplate that it can make us love life and value it with such passion that it may be the ultimate cause of all joy and all art. Paul Theroux artawfulcontemplate Change image and share on social
When I write about my childhood I think, oh my God, how did I ever get from there to here? Not that any great thing has happened to me. But I felt so tiny, so lost. Paul Theroux childhoodfeltgod Change image and share on social
Movable type seemed magical to the monks who were illuminating manuscripts and copying texts. Certainly e-books seem magical to me. Paul Theroux bookcopyilluminate Change image and share on social
I'm constantly running across people who have never heard of books I think they should read. Paul Theroux bookconstantlyhear Change image and share on social
Friendship is also about liking a person for their failings, their weakness. It's also about mutual help, not about exploitation. Paul Theroux exploitationfailingfriendship Change image and share on social
I loathe blogs when I look at them. Blogs look, to me, illiterate. They look hasty, like someone babbling. Paul Theroux babblebloghasty Change image and share on social
When I went to Hong Kong, I knew at once I wanted to write a story set there. Paul Theroux hongknowkong Change image and share on social
