Paul Theroux: Quotes about people

Paul Theroux is American travel writer and novelist. Explore interesting quotes on people.

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“Most travel, and certainly the rewarding kind, involves depending on the kindness of strangers, putting yourself into the hands of people you don't know and trusting them with your life.”

Paul Theroux book Ghost Train to the Eastern Star

Source: Ghost Train to the Eastern Star

“You have to find out for yourself. Take the leap. Go as far as you can. Try staying out of touch. Become a stranger in a strange land. Acquire humility. Learn the language. Listen to what people are saying.”

Paul Theroux

Fresh Air Fiend (2000)

“The trouble with cameras is that people see them a mile away.”

Paul Theroux

Picture Palace (1978)

“You must not judge people by their country. In South America, it is always wise to judge people by their altitude.”

Paul Theroux book The Old Patagonian Express

The Old Patagonian Express (1979)

“Tightfisted people are as mean with friendship as they are with cash--suspicious, unbelieving, and incurious.”

Paul Theroux book The Old Patagonian Express

Chapter 5 http://books.google.com/books?id=vrtURNBqzRMC&q=%22Tightfisted+people+are+as+mean+with+friendship+as+they+are+with+cash+suspicious+unbelieving+and+incurious%22&pg=PA94#v=onepage, The Passenger Train to Tapachula <br class="br">The Old Patagonian Express (1979)