People talk about the pain of writing, but very few people talk about the pleasure and satisfaction.
Paul TherouxIs there any point in going across the world to eat something or buy something or watch people squatting among their ruins? Travel is a state of mind. It has nothing to do with distance or the exotic. It is almost entirely an inner experience.
Paul TherouxAn island is a fixed and finite piece of geography, and usually the whole place has been carved up and claimed.
Paul Theroux