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Paul Theroux

If you're a misanthrope you stay at home. There are certain writers who really don't like other people. I'm not like that, I don't think.

Paul Theroux

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Paul Theroux is saying that people who dislike others tend to isolate themselves by staying at home. He distinguishes himself from those writers by implying he enjoys or tolerates being around others instead of avoiding them.

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