It was a wrong number that started it, the telephone ringing three times in the dead of night, and the voice on the other end asking for someone he was not. Paul Auster deadendnight Change image and 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
Changing your mind is probably one of the most beautiful things people can do. And I've changed my mind about a lot of things over the years. Paul Auster beautifulchangehave Change image and share on social
We are continually shaped by the forces of coincidence. Paul Auster coincidencecontinuallyforce 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
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
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 has always had that tactile quality for me. It's a physical experience. Paul Auster experiencephysicalquality Change image and 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