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Quote by Paul Theroux
A travel book is about someone who goes somewhere, travels on the

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

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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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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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When I was in the Peace Corps I never made a phone call. I was in Central Africa I didnt make a phone call for two years. I was in Uganda for another four years and I didnt make a phone call. So for six years I didnt make a phone call, but I wrote letters, I wrote short stories, I wrote books. – Paul Theroux

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The last couple relationships I had were long distance. Its not like I can make much of an effort to travel and see anybody. The guy had to do all the work, unfortunately. – Holly Madison

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