Share & Save
Meaning
Not documented yet.
When It Was Said
Not documented yet.
Who It Was Said To
Not documented yet.
Historical Context
Not documented yet.
Source
Not documented yet.
Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
Did They Really Say It?
Not documented yet.
Did You Know?
Not documented yet.
About Paul Theroux
American novelist and travel writer
Paul Theroux is an American novelist and travel writer. He is known for books that move between fiction and travel writing, including the travelogue The Great Railway Bazaar. His work has reached beyond the page as well. The Mosquito Coast won the 1981 James Tait Black Memorial Prize, and some of his fiction has been adapted for film and television, including versions of The Mosquito Coast.
More from Paul Theroux (158 quotes) →More quotes by Paul Theroux
- “I do not want to be young again.”Paul Theroux
- “Death is an endless night so awful to contemplate that it can make us love life and value it with such passio…”Paul Theroux
- “People write about getting sick, they write about tummy trouble, they write about having to wait for a bus. T…”Paul Theroux
- “The travel impulse is mental and physical curiosity. It's a passion. And I can't understand people who don't…”Paul Theroux
More Wilderness quotes
- “Some people hear the voice of God in their dreams or through prayer or meditation. For me, God is truly in th…”Timothy Goodwin
- “If you live in the desert, view the sun not as your enemy, but as your friend. If you live in the wilderness,…”Matshona Dhliwayo
- “Jesus was a hiker. The wilderness was His retreat.”Toni Sorenson
Explore Hope
- “You fight your superficiality, you shallowness, as as to come at people without unreal expectations, without…”Philip Roth
- “There are many really good teams in our conference this season. Miami, Indiana and Detroit will be our fierce…”Jason Kidd
- “Feelings, rationale and values are the top qualities that make a person exceedingly human.”Janvier Chouteu-Chando
READ THE SOURCE
Books by Paul Theroux
The Great Railway Bazaar
1977
The Elephanta suite
2007
Ghost Train to the Eastern Star
2007
A Dead Hand
2010
The happy isles of Oceania
1999