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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 people of Hong Kong are criticized for only being interested in business, but its the only thing theyve been allowed to do. – 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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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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I can tell you that when I travel the state, when I talk to people, they are really struggling, in a very real way. Theyre losing their jobs, theyre losing their homes, theyre dealing with financial challenges. – Alexi Giannoulias

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Travel teaches as much as books. – Youssou NDour

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It would be nice to travel if you knew where you were going and where you would live at the end or do we ever know, do we ever live where we live, were always in other places, lost, like sheep. – Janet Frame

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I have to travel a lot, but relaxation to me is when I am at home. – Mikhail Khodorkovsky

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