Gain a modest reputation for being unreliable and you will never be asked to do a thing.
Paul TherouxThe traveler's boast, sometimes couched as a complaint, is that of having been an eyewitness, and invariably this experience - shocking though it may seem at the time - is an enrichment, even a blessing, one of the life-altering trophies of the road.
Paul TherouxLoneliness in travel directs you and tells you about yourself. You don't become lonely unless you're alone.
Paul TherouxOne of the upsides of tourism is that people begin to take themselves a little more seriously (and think their) culture is worth something. So rather than disparaging the local culture, they vitalize it.
Paul Theroux