“I think I am typical in believing that the Peace Corps trained us bril...” — Paul Theroux Quote

“I think I am typical in believing that the Peace Corps trained us brilliantly and then did little more except send us into the bush. It was not a bad way of running things.”

“When I write about my childhood I think, oh my God, how did I ever get from there to here? Not that any great thing has happened to me. But I felt so tiny, so lost.”

“A journey awakens all our old fears of danger and risk. Your life is on the line. You are living by your own resources; you have to find your own way and solve every problem on the road.”

“Look, I know what it feels like to believe you're 'different' in a bad way.”

“There is a good and a bad way to handle everything.”

“I have no expectations. Not in a bad way, but I've learned that you can't plan ahead. I live day by day and see what happens.”