The Peace Corps is a sort of Howard Johnson's on the main drag into ma… — Quoted

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“The Peace Corps is a sort of Howard Johnson's on the main drag into maturity.”

Paul Theroux · Peace

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Paul Theroux

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.

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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.'

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A travel book is about someone who goes somewhere, travels on the ground, sees something and spends quite a lot of time doing it, and has a hard time, and then comes back and writes about it. It's not about inventing.

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When I began to make some money, I really wanted to have a home.

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