Writing is pretty crummy on the nerves. Paul Theroux crummynervepretty Change image and share on social
You define a good flight by negatives: you didn't get hijacked, you didn't crash, you didn't throw up, you weren't late, you weren't nauseated by the food. So you are grateful. Paul Theroux crashdefineflight Change image and share on social
There are places that I've always wanted to go. First I went to Africa, and when I was there I realized there were places in Africa I really to wanted to visit: The Congo, West Africa, Mombassa. I wanted to see the deep, dark, outlandish places. Paul Theroux africacongodark share on social
I have written stories, essays, even whole books on trains, scribble-scribble. Paul Theroux bookessayscribble Change image and share on social
The United States is a world unto itself. We have mountains, we have deserts, we have a river that equals the Yangtze River, that equals the Nile. We have the greatest cities in the world - among the greatest cities in the world. Paul Theroux citydesertequal share on social
The people I've known who've done great things of that type - you know, building hospitals, running schools - are very humble people. They give their lives to the project. Paul Theroux buildgivegreat Change image and share on social
The more you write, the more you're capable of writing. Paul Theroux capablewrite Change image and share on social
The Japanese have perfected good manners and made them indistinguishable from rudeness. Paul Theroux goodindistinguishablejapanese Change image and share on social
I wanted the Peace Corps to be something very vague and unorganized, and to a large extent it was. It did not run smoothly. The consequence was that we were left alone. Paul Theroux consequencecorpsextent Change image and share on social
Mark Twain was a great traveler and he wrote three or four great travel books. I wouldn't say that I'm a travel novelist but rather a novelist who travels - and who uses travel as a background for finding stories of places. Paul Theroux backgroundbookfind share on social
