You may not know it but I'm no good at coping with all the attention in the luxury hotels I sometimes find myself in. Paul Theroux attentioncopefind Change image and share on social
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 stupid. I feel as if I'm wasting my time. Paul Theroux conclusionfeellazy Change image and share on social
I cannot make my days longer so I strive to make them better. Paul Theroux daylongmake Change image and share on social
People who don't read books a lot are threatened by books. Paul Theroux booklotpeople Change image and 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
My earliest thought, long before I was in high school, was just to go away, get out of my house, get out of my city. I went to Medford High School, but even in grade school and junior high, I fantasized about leaving. Paul Theroux cityearlyfantasize share on social
I know there are writers who feel unhappy with domesticity and who even manufacture domestic turmoil in order to have something to write about. With me, though, the happier I feel, the better I write. Paul Theroux domesticdomesticityfeel Change image and 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
