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) →Keep reading Paul Theroux
- “I have always felt that the truth is prophetic, and that if you describe precisely what you see and give it l…”Paul Theroux
- “I think I understand passion. Love is something else.”Paul Theroux
- “In travel, as in many other experiences in life, once is usually enough.”Paul Theroux
- “Nyasaland was the perfect country for a volunteer. It was friendly and destitute; it was small and out-of-the…”Paul Theroux
Explore Reflections
- “I didn't want to look distinguished; I wanted to look fun, and also to fade into the street, into the King's…”Nicholas Haslam
- “Some people like telling people what to do. I don't like telling people what to do.”Dylan Lauren
- “I've always been technically a Christian, my Dad and my Mom, they're both Christians.”Kevin Olusola
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