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
flight pursuit equal
travel [is] flight and pursuit in equal parts.
buddhism principles neglect
One of the cardinal principles of Buddhism, the principle of neglect.
facts simplest indian
It is the simplest fact of Indian life: there are too many Indians.
good-night sleep player
Anything is possible on a train: a great meal, a binge, a visit from card players, an intrigue, a good night's sleep, and strangers' monologues framed like Russian short stories.
eagles dying nests
Bogotá seemed a cruel towering place, like an eagles' nest now inhabited by vultures and their dying prey.
romance sensuality associates
There's a lot of sensuality that I associate with travel. And that's romance.
technology thinking hands
I said I didn't think it would be a collectivist state so much as a wilderness in which most people lived hand to mouth, and the rich would live like princes - better than the rich had ever lived, except that their lives would constantly be in danger from the hungry predatory poor. All the technology would serve the rich, but they would need it for their own protection and to assure their continued prosperity.
unexpected now-and-then traveler
Now and then in travel, something unexpected happens that transforms the whole nature of the trip and stays with the traveler.
travel memorable stories
Going slowly [...] was the best way of being reminded that there is a relationship between Here and There, and that travel narrative was the story of There and Back.
travel upset bazaars
Railways are irresistible bazaars, snaking along perfectly level no matter what the landscape, improving your mood with speed, and never upsetting your drink.
pleasure given equal
The pleasure a reader gets is often equal to the pleasure a writer is given.
travel vanishing lines
Travel is a vanishing act, a solitary trip down a pinched line of geography to oblivion.
mutual-help weakness helping
Friendship is also about liking a person for their failings, their weakness. It's also about mutual help, not about exploitation.
travel home men
... the grand tour is just the inspired man's way of heading home.