For me, a paragraph in a novel is a bit like a line in a poem. It has its own shape, its own music, its own integrity. Paul Auster biteintegrityline Change image and share on social
I'm generous. I give good tips. It's just - the way I live my life, ironically enough, is: I don't want anything. I'm not a consumer. I don't crave objects. Paul Auster consumercravegenerous Change image and share on social
If you're not ready for everything, you're not ready for anything. Paul Auster ready Change image and share on social
You see, the interesting thing about books, as opposed, say, to films, is that it's always just one person encountering the book, it's not an audience, it's one to one. Paul Auster audiencebookencounter Change image and share on social
History is present in all my novels. And whether I am directly talking about the sociological moment or just immersing my character in the environment, I am very aware of it. Paul Auster awarecharacterdirectly Change image and share on social
People look at the same passage, and one person will say this is the best thing he's ever read, and another person will say it's absolutely idiotic. I mean, there's no way to reconcile those two things. You just have to forget the whole business of what people are saying. Paul Auster absolutelybusinessforget share on social
Becoming a writer is not a 'career decision' like becoming a doctor or a policeman. You don't choose it so much as get chosen, and once you accept the fact that you're not fit for anything else, you have to be prepared to walk a long, hard road for the rest of your days. Paul Auster acceptcareerchoose share on social
Those of us who can remember our childhoods will recall how ardently we relished the moment of the bedtime story, when our mother or father would sit down beside us in the semi-dark and read from a book of fairy tales. Paul Auster ardentlybedtimebook share on social
Each book I've done somehow finds its own unique form, a specific way it has to be written, and once I find it, I stick with it. Paul Auster bookfindform Change image and 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
