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Paul Auster Quotes

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 Picture Quote #1

Novels are fictions and therefore they tell lies, but through those lies every novelist attempts to tell the truth about the world Picture Quote #1

All men contain several men inside them, and most of us bounce from one self to another without ever knowing who we are Picture Quote #1

When a person is lucky enough to live inside a story, to live inside an imaginary world, the pains of this world disappear. For as long as the story goes on, reality no longer exists Picture Quote #1

Reading was my escape and my comfort, my consolation, my stimulant of choice: reading for the pure pleasure of it, for the beautiful stillness that surrounds you when you hear an author’s words reverberating in your head Picture Quote #1

It always stimulates me to discover new examples of my own prejudice and stupidity, to realize that I don’t know half as much as I think I do Picture Quote #1

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Libraries aren’t in the real world, after all. They’re places apart, sanctuaries of pure thought. In this way I can go on living on the moon for the rest of my life Picture Quote #1

In other words: It seems to me that I will always be happy in the place where I am not. Or, more bluntly: Wherever I am not is the place where I am myself. Or else, taking the bull by the horns: Anywhere out of the world Picture Quote #1

He slipped away slowly, withdrawing from this world by small, imperceptible degrees, and in the end it was as if he were a drop of water evaporating in the sun, shrinking and shrinking until at last he wasn’t there anymore Picture Quote #1

The pictures do not lie, but neither do they tell the whole story. They are merely a record of time passing, the outward evidence Picture Quote #1

You’re too good for this world, and because of that the world will eventually crush you Picture Quote #1

Farts come from no one and nowhere; they are anonymous emanations that belong to the group as a whole, and even when every person in the room can point to the culprit, the only sane course of action is denial Picture Quote #1

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We all want to believe in impossible things, I suppose, to persuade ourselves that miracles can happen Picture Quote #1

As long as a man had the courage to reject what society told him to do, he could live life on his own terms. To what end? To be free. But free to what end? To read books, to write books, to think Picture Quote #1

It often happens that things are other than what they seem, and you can get yourself into trouble by jumping to conclusions Picture Quote #1

All children are love children, he said, but only the best ones are ever called that Picture Quote #1

To leave the world a little better than you found it. That’s the best a man can ever do Picture Quote #1

Writing is a solitary business. It takes over your life. In some sense, a writer has no life of his own. Even when he’s there, he’s not really there Picture Quote #1

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Our lives carry us along in ways we cannot control, and almost nothing stays with us. It dies when we do, and death is something that happens to us every day Picture Quote #1

Stories without endings can do nothing but go on forever, and to be caught in one means that you must die before your part in it is played out Picture Quote #1

I walk around the world like a ghost, and sometimes I question whether I even exist. Whether I’ve ever existed at all Picture Quote #1

As long as there’s one person to believe it, there’s no story that can’t be true Picture Quote #1

When every card in the deck is stacked against you, the only way to win a hand is to break the rules. You beg, borrow, and steal, as the old adage goes, and if you happen to get caught in the act, at least you´ve gone down fighting the good fight Picture Quote #1

What matters is not how well you can avoid trouble, but how you cope with trouble when it comes Picture Quote #1

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Stories happen only to those who are able to tell them, someone once said. In the same way, perhaps, experiences present themselves only to those who are able to have them Picture Quote #1

Betty died of a broken heart. Some people laugh when they hear that phrase, but that’s because they don’t know anything about the world. People die of broken hearts. It happens every day, and it will go on happening to the end of time Picture Quote #1

Writing begins in the body, it is the music of the body, and even if the words have meaning, can sometimes have meaning, the music of the words is where the meanings begin... Writing as a lesser form of dance Picture Quote #1

And now we get to the hard part. the endings, the farewells, and the famous last words. if you don’t hear from me often, remember that you’re in my thoughts Picture Quote #1

Wounds are an essential part of life, and until you are wounded in some way, you cannot become a man Picture Quote #1

Every novel is an equal collaboration between the writer and the reader and it is the only place in the world where two strangers can meet on terms of absolute intimacy Picture Quote #1

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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 Quotes) Novels are fictions and therefore they tell lies, but through those lies every novelist attempts to tell the truth about the world (Paul Auster Quotes) All men contain several men inside them, and most of us bounce from one self to another without ever knowing who we are (Paul Auster Quotes) When a person is lucky enough to live inside a story, to live inside an imaginary world, the pains of this world disappear. For as long as the story goes on, reality no longer exists (Paul Auster Quotes) Reading was my escape and my comfort, my consolation, my stimulant of choice: reading for the pure pleasure of it, for the beautiful stillness that surrounds you when you hear an author’s words reverberating in your head (Paul Auster Quotes) It always stimulates me to discover new examples of my own prejudice and stupidity, to realize that I don’t know half as much as I think I do (Paul Auster Quotes) Libraries aren’t in the real world, after all. They’re places apart, sanctuaries of pure thought. In this way I can go on living on the moon for the rest of my life (Paul Auster Quotes) In other words: It seems to me that I will always be happy in the place where I am not. Or, more bluntly: Wherever I am not is the place where I am myself. Or else, taking the bull by the horns: Anywhere out of the world (Paul Auster Quotes) He slipped away slowly, withdrawing from this world by small, imperceptible degrees, and in the end it was as if he were a drop of water evaporating in the sun, shrinking and shrinking until at last he wasn’t there anymore (Paul Auster Quotes) The pictures do not lie, but neither do they tell the whole story. They are merely a record of time passing, the outward evidence (Paul Auster Quotes) You’re too good for this world, and because of that the world will eventually crush you (Paul Auster Quotes) Farts come from no one and nowhere; they are anonymous emanations that belong to the group as a whole, and even when every person in the room can point to the culprit, the only sane course of action is denial (Paul Auster Quotes) We all want to believe in impossible things, I suppose, to persuade ourselves that miracles can happen (Paul Auster Quotes) As long as a man had the courage to reject what society told him to do, he could live life on his own terms. To what end? To be free. But free to what end? To read books, to write books, to think (Paul Auster Quotes) It often happens that things are other than what they seem, and you can get yourself into trouble by jumping to conclusions (Paul Auster Quotes) All children are love children, he said, but only the best ones are ever called that (Paul Auster Quotes) To leave the world a little better than you found it. That’s the best a man can ever do (Paul Auster Quotes) Writing is a solitary business. It takes over your life. In some sense, a writer has no life of his own. Even when he’s there, he’s not really there (Paul Auster Quotes) Our lives carry us along in ways we cannot control, and almost nothing stays with us. It dies when we do, and death is something that happens to us every day (Paul Auster Quotes) Stories without endings can do nothing but go on forever, and to be caught in one means that you must die before your part in it is played out (Paul Auster Quotes) I walk around the world like a ghost, and sometimes I question whether I even exist. Whether I’ve ever existed at all (Paul Auster Quotes) As long as there’s one person to believe it, there’s no story that can’t be true (Paul Auster Quotes) When every card in the deck is stacked against you, the only way to win a hand is to break the rules. You beg, borrow, and steal, as the old adage goes, and if you happen to get caught in the act, at least you´ve gone down fighting the good fight (Paul Auster Quotes) What matters is not how well you can avoid trouble, but how you cope with trouble when it comes (Paul Auster Quotes) Stories happen only to those who are able to tell them, someone once said. In the same way, perhaps, experiences present themselves only to those who are able to have them (Paul Auster Quotes) Betty died of a broken heart. Some people laugh when they hear that phrase, but that’s because they don’t know anything about the world. People die of broken hearts. It happens every day, and it will go on happening to the end of time (Paul Auster Quotes) Writing begins in the body, it is the music of the body, and even if the words have meaning, can sometimes have meaning, the music of the words is where the meanings begin... Writing as a lesser form of dance (Paul Auster Quotes) And now we get to the hard part. the endings, the farewells, and the famous last words. if you don’t hear from me often, remember that you’re in my thoughts (Paul Auster Quotes) Wounds are an essential part of life, and until you are wounded in some way, you cannot become a man (Paul Auster Quotes) Every novel is an equal collaboration between the writer and the reader and it is the only place in the world where two strangers can meet on terms of absolute intimacy (Paul Auster Quotes)

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