It is usually expensive and lonely to be principled. Paul Theroux expensivelonelyprincipled Change image and share on social
The Peace Corps is a sort of Howard Johnson's on the main drag into maturity. Paul Theroux corpsdraghoward Change image and share on social
A travel book is a book that puts you in the shoes of the traveler, and it's usually a book about having a very bad time; having a miserable time, even better. Paul Theroux badbookmiserable Change image and share on social
I think I understand passion. Love is something else. Paul Theroux lovepassionunderstand Change image and share on social
My house is a place I have spent many years improving to the point where I have no desire to leave it. Paul Theroux desirehouseimprove Change image and share on social
Travel magazines are just one cupcake after another. They're not about travel. The travel magazine is, in fact, about the opposite of travel. It's about having a nice time on a honeymoon, or whatever. Paul Theroux cupcakefacthoneymoon Change image and share on social
The Australian Book of Etiquette is a very slim volume. Paul Theroux australianbooketiquette Change image and share on social
The Trans-Siberian Express is like a cruise across an oceanic landscape. I've done it three times. Paul Theroux cruiseexpresshave Change image and share on social
Travel is glamorous only in retrospect. Paul Theroux glamorousretrospecttravel 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
