Quote by Paul Theroux
Mark Twain was a great traveler and he wrote three or four great t

Mark Twain was a great traveler and he wrote three or four great travel books. I wouldnt say that Im a travel novelist but rather a novelist who travels – and who uses travel as a background for finding stories of places. – Paul Theroux

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The moment that changed me for ever was the moment my first child was born. I was happy, filled with hope, and thought, Now I understand the whole point of work, of life, of love. – Paul Theroux

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Hope
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Its only when youre alone that you realize where you are. You have nothing to fall back on except your own resources. – Paul Theroux

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Friendship is also about liking a person for their failings, their weakness. Its also about mutual help, not about exploitation. – Paul Theroux

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I travel all the time. – Guy Kawasaki

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Christmas to a child is the first terrible proof that to travel hopefully is better than to arrive. – Stephen Fry

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I love to travel, but hate to arrive. – Hernando Cortez

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When you travel, remember that a foreign country is not designed to make you comfortable. It is designed to make its own people comfortable. – Clifton Paul Fadiman

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