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
Travel is glamorous only in retrospect. Paul Theroux glamorousretrospecttravel Change image and share on social
You need to be on your own so that you can meet people as you are, and as they are. Paul Theroux meetpeople Change image and share on social
Writing was in my mind from the time I was in high school, but more, the idea that I would be a doctor. I really wanted to be a medical doctor, and I had various schemes: one was to be a psychiatrist, another was tropical medicine. Paul Theroux doctorhighidea share on social
Travel works best when you're forced to come to terms with the place you're in. Paul Theroux forceplaceterm Change image and share on social
Many aspects of the writing life have changed since I published my first book, in the 1960s. It is more corporate, more driven by profits and marketing, and generally less congenial - but my day is the same: get out of bed, procrastinate, sit down at my desk, try to write something. Paul Theroux 1960saspectbed share on social
Many small towns I know in Maine are as tight-knit and interdependent as those I associate with rural communities in India or China; with deep roots and old loyalties, skeptical of authority, they are proud and inflexibly territorial. Paul Theroux associateauthoritychina share on social
The amount of hassle involved in travel can be overwhelming. Paul Theroux amounthassleinvolve Change image and share on social
