People talk about the pain of writing, but very few people talk about the pleasure and satisfaction. Paul Theroux painpeoplepleasure Change image and share on social
Tourists don't know where they've been, travelers don't know where they're going. Paul Theroux havetouristtraveler Change image and share on social
When I started writing, I did have some idealised notion of my dad as a writer. But I have less and less of a literary rivalry with him as I've gone on. I certainly don't feel I need his approval, although maybe that's because I'm confident that I've got it. Paul Theroux approvalconfidentdad share on social
My greatest inspiration is memory. Paul Theroux greatinspirationmemory Change image and share on social
Ever since childhood, when I lived within earshot of the Boston and Maine, I have seldom heard a train go by and not wished I was on it. Paul Theroux bostonchildhoodearshot Change image and share on social
I'm constantly running across people who have never heard of books I think they should read. Paul Theroux bookconstantlyhear Change image and share on social
I loathe blogs when I look at them. Blogs look, to me, illiterate. They look hasty, like someone babbling. Paul Theroux babblebloghasty Change image and share on social
Writing was in my mind from the time I was in high school, but more, the idea that I would be a doctor. I really wanted to be a medical doctor, and I had various schemes: one was to be a psychiatrist, another was tropical medicine. Paul Theroux doctorhighidea share on social
