Paul Theroux
Paul Theroux
Paul Edward Therouxis an American travel writer and novelist, whose best-known work is The Great Railway Bazaar. He has published numerous works of fiction, some of which were adapted as feature films. He was awarded the 1981 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his novel The Mosquito Coast, which was adapted for the 1986 movie of the same name...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth10 April 1941
CountryUnited States of America
travel feelings mind
Extensive traveling induces a feeling of encapsulation, and travel, so broadening at first, contracts the mind.
limits capacity great-things
Basically, what you find out is the limits of your patience and your strength and your capacity to adapt. You find that out in travel and being alone and being tested. So that's a great thing.
running book thinking
I'm constantly running across people who have never heard of books I think they should read.
years house desire
My house is a place I have spent many years improving to the point where I have no desire to leave it.
essence capture form
A novel captures essence that is not possible in any other form.
people rich politician
All politicians, even the most idealistic ones, are looking for money, sucking up to rich people.
pain writing people
People talk about the pain of writing, but very few people talk about the pleasure and satisfaction.
sarcastic rude manners
The Japanese have perfected good manners and made them indistinguishable from rudeness.
book people threatened
People who don't read books a lot are threatened by books.
lying sun tourists
I'm a tourist, a glorified tourist. I'm not doing it to have a good time or to lie in the sun.
writing hong-kong stories
When I went to Hong Kong, I knew at once I wanted to write a story set there.
thinking serious conversation
I don't think I've ever seen a person having a serious conversation on a cellphone. It's like a kiddie thing, a complete time waster.
passion thinking love-is
I think I understand passion. Love is something else.
thinking people culture
One of the upsides of tourism is that people begin to take themselves a little more seriously (and think their) culture is worth something. So rather than disparaging the local culture, they vitalize it.