Extensive traveling induces a feeling of encapsulation, and travel, so broadening at first, contracts the mind. – Paul Theroux
A travel book is about someone who goes somewhere, travels on the ground, sees something and spends quite a lot of time doing it, and has a hard time, and then comes back and writes about it. Its not about inventing. – Paul Theroux
When I began to make some money, I really wanted to have a home. – Paul Theroux
If youre a misanthrope you stay at home. There are certain writers who really dont like other people. Im not like that, I dont think. – Paul Theroux
All the rappers my age are getting Audemars and Rolexes. I want to find my own thing. Thats why I travel the world – for me, thats my B-side, why we go places. I have a Hublot on from time to time but I want a home base watch – something thats elegant but has got a little pizzazz to it. – Wale