I think if we didn't contradict ourselves, it would be awfully boring. It would be tedious to be alive.
Paul AusterFor some reason, all my characters come to me with their names attached to them. I never have to search for the names.
Paul AusterWriting is a solitary business. It takes over your life. In some sense, a writer has no life of his own. Even when heโs there, heโs not really there.
Paul AusterThe things we remember are often things that have great emotional importance, and so they have a lasting effect.
Paul Auster