“The Japanese have perfected good manners and made them indistinguishab...” — Paul Theroux Quote

“The Japanese have perfected good manners and made them indistinguishable from rudeness.”

“Nyasaland was the perfect country for a volunteer. It was friendly and destitute; it was small and out-of-the-way. It had all of Africa's problems - poverty, ignorance, disease.”

“Hawaii is not a state of mind, but a state of grace.”

“Most women find a man with good manners sexy.”

“It doesn't matter how many A-levels you have, what kind of a degree you have, if you have good manners, people will like you.”

“Politeness is only one half good manners and the other half good lying.”