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Quotes by Paul Theroux
- The amount of hassle involved in travel can be overwhelming.
- The moment that changed me for ever was the moment my first child was born. I was happy, filled with hope, and thought, 'Now I understand the whole point of work, of life, of love.'
- The Peace Corps is a sort of Howard Johnson's on the main drag into maturity.
- The people of Hong Kong are criticized for only being interested in business, but it's the only thing they've been allowed to do.
- Tourists don't know where they've been, travelers don't know where they're going.
- Travel is glamorous only in retrospect.
- Travel works best when you're forced to come to terms with the place you're in.
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