# Quote — Paul Theroux, Fresh-air Fiend

> You have to find out for yourself. Take the leap. Go as far as you can. Try staying out of touch. Become a stranger in a strange land. Acquire humility. Learn the language. Listen to what people are saying.

- Author: [Paul Theroux](https://www.leafyquotes.com/paul-theroux.md)
- Book: [Fresh-air Fiend](https://www.leafyquotes.com/paul-theroux/fresh-air-fiend.md)
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Paul_Theroux#Fresh_Air_Fiend_(2000)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/paul-theroux/fresh-air-fiend/you-have-to-find

## More from this book

> Even the most distant and exotic place has its parallel in ordinary life.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/paul-theroux/fresh-air-fiend/even-the-most.md)

> 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.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/paul-theroux/fresh-air-fiend/in-many-ways.md)