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My greatest inspiration is memory.

My greatest inspiration is memory.

Paul Theroux
Memories, Inspiration

Pain does not create a long-lasting memory, but the memory of luxury exerts itself for ever.

Paul Theroux
Pain, Memories, Luxury
Paul Theroux (2006). “The Happy Isles of Oceania: Paddling the Pacific”, p.517, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

It might be said that a great unstated reason for travel is to find places that exemplify where one has been happiest. Looking for idealised versions of home-indeed, looking for the perfect memory.

Paul Theroux
Memories, Home, Perfect
Paul Theroux (2001). “Fresh Air Fiend: Travel Writings”, p.30, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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