When I began to make some money, I really wanted to have a home. – Paul Theroux
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
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
If youre a misanthrope you stay at home. There are certain writers who really dont like other people. Im not like that, I dont think. – Paul Theroux
I love my parents. But Im almost 28 and its not fun to be asked, What are you doing today? What do you want for dinner? When are you going to be home? It just makes you feel like a kid. Its this juxtaposition of feeling annoyed and really lucky to have people who love you so much. – Jonah Hill