An island is a fixed and finite piece of geography, and usually the whole place has been carved up and claimed.
Paul TherouxI don't think I've ever seen a person having a serious conversation on a cellphone. It's like a kiddie thing, a complete time waster.
Paul TherouxNow and then in travel, something unexpected happens that transforms the whole nature of the trip and stays with the traveler.
Paul TherouxPeople write about getting sick, they write about tummy trouble, they write about having to wait for a bus. They write about waiting. They write three pages about how long it took them to get a visa. I'm not interested in the boring parts. Everyone has tummy trouble. Everyone waits in line. I don't want to hear about it.
Paul Theroux