I've learned not to look at reviews. Early on, I did. I was always curious. Paul Auster curiousearlyhave Change image and share on social
The world is so unpredictable. Things happen suddenly, unexpectedly. We want to feel we are in control of our own existence. In some ways we are, in some ways we're not. We are ruled by the forces of chance and coincidence. Paul Auster chancecoincidencecontrol share on social
Our lifelong certainties about the world can be demolished in a single second. Paul Auster certaintydemolishlifelong Change image and share on social
We grow older, but we do not change. We become more sophisticated, but at bottom we continue to resemble our young selves, eager to listen to the next story and the next, and the next. Paul Auster bottomchangecontinue Change image and share on social
I've never been able to witness the birth of an idea. It seems as if one second, there's nothing particularly going on, and the next second, something is there. It's coming up out of my unconscious, up from places that I don't even know where they are. Paul Auster birthcomehave share on social
Writing has always had that tactile quality for me. It's a physical experience. Paul Auster experiencephysicalquality Change image and share on social
People who don't like my work say that the connections seem too arbitrary. But that's how life is. Paul Auster arbitraryconnectionlife Change image and share on social
Children, I mean, think of your own childhood, how important the bedtime story was. How important these imaginary experiences were for you. They helped shape reality, and I think human beings wouldn't be human without narrative fiction. Paul Auster bedtimebeingchild share on social
Writing is such a strange, utterly mysterious process. First, there was nothing; then, suddenly, there was something. I don't know where thoughts are born. Where the hell does it come from? I don't know. I really don't know. Paul Auster bearhellmysterious share on social
I knew from the age of 16 that I wanted to be a writer because I just didn't think I could do anything else. So I read and read and wrote short stories and dreamed of escape. Paul Auster agedreamescape Change image and share on social
