Occupation: Film Writer Birth: April 10, 1941
And that is all anyone can do, try to be honest about what he feels, what he's seen or thinks he's seen..
Every country has the writers she requires and deserves, which is why Nicaragua, in two hundred years of literacy, has produced one writer-a mediocre….
The United States is a world unto itself. We have mountains, we have deserts, we have a river that equals the Yangtze River, that equals the Nile. We….
The Peace Corps is a sort of Howard Johnson's on the main drag into maturity..
One 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….
There is an intense but simple thrill in setting off in the morning on a mountain trail, knowing that everything you need is on your back. It is a co….
A travel book is a book that puts you in the shoes of the traveler, and it's usually a book about having a very bad time, having a miserable time, ev….
A French traveler with a sore throat is a wonderful thing to behold, but it takes more than tonsillitis to prevent a Frenchman from boasting..
I don't want to be the honored guest. I want to be the invisible person..
The long morning shadows lay as still and dark as lakes and patterned the rough ground with straight margins..
One of the cardinal principles of Buddhism, the principle of neglect..
You must not judge people by their country. In South America, it is always wise to judge people by their altitude..
My greatest inspiration is memory..
To a lot of Africans, seeing an animal is a something of a rarity. So it's a paradox of this sort of parallel life. A safari is an expensive experien….
...a society without jaywalkers might indicate a society without artists..
The monotony of staying in one place is the best thing for writing a novel. Having regular habits, a kind of security, but especially no big surprise….
Anything is possible on a train: a great meal, a binge, a visit from card players, an intrigue, a good night's sleep, and strangers' monologues frame….
The people of Hong Kong are criticized for only being interested in business, but it's the only thing they've been allowed to do..
A gun show is about like-minded people who feel as if everything has been taken away from them - jobs, money, pride..
All politicians, even the most idealistic ones, are looking for money, sucking up to rich people..
So far I had been travelling alone with my handbook and my Western Railway timetable: I was happiest finding my own way and did not require a liaison….