You can't save the rhinos and you can't preserve a culture. I'm very pessimistic. Once it's gone, it's over.
All places, no matter where, no matter what, are worth visiting.
Delay and dirt are the realities of the most rewarding travel.
There are two worlds: the world of the tourist and the world of everyone else. Often they're side by side. But the tourist doesn't actually see how people live.
A novel captures essence that is not possible in any other form.
When I went to Hong Kong, I knew at once I wanted to write a story set there.