I barely can go shopping for clothes. I find it difficult to walk into stores. The whole thing bores me so much. Paul Auster barelyboreclothe Change image and share on social
I believe that the whole idea of the consumer society is tottering. We've kept ourselves going by producing more and more goods, most of which people don't need. I'm anti-consumerism; I own four pairs of black Levis and that's it. Paul Auster antiblackconsumer share on social
I never experiment with anything in my books. Experimentation means you don't know what you're doing. Paul Auster bookexperimentexperimentation Change image and share on social
I think New York has evolved in my work just the way the city has. Paul Auster cityevolvework Change image and share on social
I think I hate cynicism more than anything else. It's the curse of our age, and I want to avoid it at all costs. Paul Auster ageavoidcost Change image and share on social
You see the film, you might be entertained, and if it's not a great film, it loses its power very quickly. I think even simply acceptable books stay with us a lot longer. Paul Auster acceptablebookentertain 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
It's extremely difficult to get these jobs because you can't get a job on a ship unless you have seaman's paper's, and you can't get seaman's papers unless you have a job on a ship. There had to be a way to break through the circle, and he was the one who arranged it for me. Paul Auster arrangebreakcircle share on social
We all die, we all get sick, we all feel hunger and lust and pain, and therefore human life is consistent from one generation to the other. We all - most of us, anyway - want connections with other people and spend our lives looking for them. Paul Auster connectionconsistentdie share on social
What keeps me up at night? Anxiety. Anxiety, the inability to go to sleep, it's quite literally that. Paul Auster anxietyinabilityliterally Change image and share on social
