I write the paragraph, then I'm crossing out, changing words, trying to improve it. When it seems more or less OK, then I type it up because sometimes it's almost illegible, and if I wait, I might not be able to read it the next day. Paul Auster changecrossday share on social
The most challenging project I've ever done, I think, is every single thing I've ever tried to do. It's never easy. Paul Auster challengeeasyhave 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
If you're not ready for everything, you're not ready for anything. Paul Auster ready Change image and share on social
I really, truly believe that writing comes out of the body; of course, the mind is working as well, but it's a double thing and that doubleness is united. I mean, you can't separate persona from psyche; you just can't do it. Paul Auster bodydoubledoubleness share on social
Every generation always thinks it was better before, and I think people have been saying this for probably thousands of years. Paul Auster generationpeoplethink Change image and 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
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
There's love, and certainly children you care about more than yourself. But nevertheless, we're alone in our heads. Paul Auster carechildhead Change image and share on social
You can't put your feet on the ground until you've touched the sky. Paul Auster footgrindhave Change image and share on social
