A place that doesn't welcome tourists, that's really difficult and off the map, is a place I want to see. Paul Theroux difficultmapplace Change image and share on social
You leave the States, and you see people have bigger problems than you, much worse problems than you. Paul Theroux badlybigleave Change image and share on social
When I went to Hong Kong, I knew at once I wanted to write a story set there. Paul Theroux hongknowkong Change image and share on social
Everything is fiction. You only have your own life to work with in the way that a biographer only has the letters and journals to work with. Paul Theroux biographerfictionjournal Change image and share on social
I like the idea of isolation, I like the idea of solitude. You can be connected and have a phone and still be lonely. Paul Theroux connectideaisolation Change image and share on social
An island is a fixed and finite piece of geography, and usually the whole place has been carved up and claimed. Paul Theroux carveclaimfinite Change image and share on social
The pleasure a reader gets is often equal to the pleasure a writer is given. Paul Theroux equalpleasurereader Change image and share on social
Hawaii is not a state of mind, but a state of grace. Paul Theroux gracehawaiimind Change image and share on social
The job of the travel writer is to go far and wide, to make voluminous notes, to tell the truth. Paul Theroux jobmakenote Change image and share on social
The two impulses in travel are to get away from home, and the other is to pursue something - a landscape, people, an exotic place. Certainly finding a place that you like or discovering something unusual is a very sustaining thing in travel. Paul Theroux discoverexoticfind share on social
