The kind of fiction I'm trying to write is about telling the truth. Paul Auster fictionkindtell Change image and share on social
Don't be a writer; it's a terrible way to live your life. There's nothing to be gained from it but poverty and obscurity and solitude. So if you have a taste for all those things, which means that you really are burning to do it, then go ahead and do it. But don't expect anything from anybody. Paul Auster aheadburnexpect share on social
I think if we didn't contradict ourselves, it would be awfully boring. It would be tedious to be alive. Paul Auster aliveborecontradict Change image and share on social
Everything can change at any moment, suddenly and forever. Paul Auster changeforevermoment Change image and share on social
Stories surge up out of nowhere, and if they feel compelling, you follow them. You let them unfold inside you and see where they are going to lead. Paul Auster compelfeelfollow Change image and share on social
I really do feel part of America to my very bones; at the same time, I know that I come from somewhere else. Paul Auster americabonefeel Change image and share on social
I was always interested in French poetry sort of as a sideline to my own work, I was translating contemporary French poets. That kind of spilled out into translation as a way to earn money, pay for food and put bread on the table. Paul Auster breadcontemporaryearn share on social
I'm really trying to dredge up what one might call intellectual and moral material. For example, when do you realize that you are an American? What age does that happen to you? When do you realize what religion your parents practice? When does it all become conscious? I was interested in exploring all of that. Paul Auster ageamericancall 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
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