# Quote — Paul Theroux, The Great Railway Bazaar

> The Japanese have perfected good manners and made them indistinguishable from rudeness.

- Author: [Paul Theroux](https://www.leafyquotes.com/paul-theroux.md)
- Book: [The Great Railway Bazaar](https://www.leafyquotes.com/paul-theroux/the-great-railway-bazaar.md)
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Paul_Theroux#The_Great_Railway_Bazaar_(1975)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/paul-theroux/the-great-railway-bazaar/the-japanese-have

## More from this book

> I sought trains; I found passengers.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/paul-theroux/the-great-railway-bazaar/i-sought-trains.md)

> Extensive traveling induces a feeling of encapsulation, and travel, so broadening at first, contracts the mind.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/paul-theroux/the-great-railway-bazaar/extensive-traveling-induces.md)