The Peace Corps is a sort of Howard Johnsons on the main drag into maturity. – Paul Theroux
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
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
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