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
The appeal of travel books is also the sense that you are different, an outsider, almost like the Robinson Crusoe or Christopher Columbus notion of being the first person in a new place. Paul Theroux appealbookchristopher 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
A novel captures essence that is not possible in any other form. Paul Theroux captureessenceform Change image and share on social
I don't look down on tourism. I live in Hawaii where we have 7 million visitors a year. If they weren't there, there would be no economy. So I understand why a tourist economy is necessary. Paul Theroux economyhawaiilive Change image and 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
I think there is only one way to write fiction - alone, in a room, without interruption or any distraction. Paul Theroux distractionfictioninterruption Change image and share on social
If you look at a map, you see that Hawaii is in the middle of nowhere. It's 17 hours of straight flying from London. It's very far away, and sometimes you feel as if you're on another planet. But I like that. Also, that's ideal for writing. Paul Theroux feelflyhawaii 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
