It is fatal to know too much at the outcome: boredom comes as quickly to the traveler who knows his route as to the novelist who is over certain of his plot.
Paul TherouxMy house is a place I have spent many years improving to the point where I have no desire to leave it.
Paul TherouxI don't look down on tourism. I live in Hawaii where we have 7 million visitors a year. If they weren't there, there would be no economy. So I understand why a tourist economy is necessary.
Paul TherouxI'm a tourist, a glorified tourist. I'm not doing it to have a good time or to lie in the sun.
Paul Theroux