Travel works best when you're forced to come to terms with the place you're in.
Paul Theroux
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- 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.
- When I started writing, I did have some idealised notion of my dad as a writer. But I have less and less of a literary rivalry with him as I've gone on. I certainly don't feel I need his approval, although maybe that's because I'm confident that I've got it.
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