I think that love isn't what you think it is when you're in your twenties or even thirties. Paul Theroux lovethirtytwenty 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
I think I am typical in believing that the Peace Corps trained us brilliantly and then did little more except send us into the bush. It was not a bad way of running things. Paul Theroux badbelievebrilliantly Change image and share on social
The worst thing that can happen to you in travel is having a gun pointed at you by a very young person. That's happened to me maybe four times in my life. I didn't like it. Paul Theroux badgunhappen Change image and share on social
Ever since childhood, when I lived within earshot of the Boston and Maine, I have seldom heard a train go by and not wished I was on it. Paul Theroux bostonchildhoodearshot Change image and share on social
The travel impulse is mental and physical curiosity. It's a passion. And I can't understand people who don't want to travel. Paul Theroux curiosityimpulsemental Change image and share on social
There's books that are about places we will never go, and then there's books that inspire us to go. Paul Theroux bookinspireplace Change image and share on social
Maine is a joy in the summer. But the soul of Maine is more apparent in the winter. Paul Theroux apparentjoymaine Change image and share on social
A journey awakens all our old fears of danger and risk. Your life is on the line. You are living by your own resources; you have to find your own way and solve every problem on the road. Paul Theroux awakendangerfear 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
