Paul Theroux

When I went to Hong Kong, I knew at once I wanted to write a story set there. ↗

— Paul Theroux

#hong kong #i #knew #kong #once

When I write about my childhood I think, oh my God, how did I ever get from there to here? Not that any great thing has happened to me. But I felt so tiny, so lost. ↗

— Paul Theroux

#any #childhood #did #ever #felt

Writing is pretty crummy on the nerves. ↗

— Paul Theroux

#nerves #pretty #writing

You define a good flight by negatives: you didn't get hijacked, you didn't crash, you didn't throw up, you weren't late, you weren't nauseated by the food. So you are grateful. ↗

— Paul Theroux

#crash #define #flight #food #get

You may not know it but I'm no good at coping with all the attention in the luxury hotels I sometimes find myself in. ↗

— Paul Theroux

#coping #find #good #hotels #i

You can't write about a friend, you can only write about a former friend. ↗

— Paul Theroux

#former #friend #only #write #you

Gain a modest reputation for being unreliable and you will never be asked to do a thing. ↗

— Paul Theroux

#being #gain #modest #never #reputation

Tourists don't know where they've been, travelers don't know where they're going. ↗

— Paul Theroux

#been #going #know #tourists #travelers

Fiction gives us a second chance that life denies us. ↗

— Paul Theroux

#denies #fiction #gives #life #second

I am happy being what I am. ↗

— Paul Theroux

#being #happy #i #i am #i am happy