In many ways connection has been disastrous. We have confus… - Paul Theroux

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In many ways connection has been disastrous. We have confused information (of which there has been too much of) with ideas (of which there are too few. I found out much more about the world and myself by being unconnected.

Paul Theroux

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Paul Edward Theroux (born April 10, 1941) is an American travel writer and novelist.

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