Paul Theroux : (5)

" I think I understand passion. Love is something else. " - Paul Theroux

" If you’re a misanthrope you stay at home. There are certain writers who really don’t like other people. I’m not like that, I don’t think. " - Paul Theroux

" I know there are writers who feel unhappy with domesticity and who even manufacture domestic turmoil in order to have something to write about. With me, though, the happier I feel, the better I write. " - Paul Theroux

" People see a hungry face, and they want to feed it; that’s a natural response. " - Paul Theroux

" Travel magazines are just one cupcake after another. They’re not about travel. The travel magazine is, in fact, about the opposite of travel. It’s about having a nice time on a honeymoon, or whatever. " - Paul Theroux