I do read books. I suppose its more or less the same thing, but at least Im alone and Im an individual. I can stop anytime I want, which I frequently do. – Jack Vance
The majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of persistence in creating new plans to take the place of those which fail. – Napoleon Hill
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
