I do not repeat conversations that I can't remember. And it's something that irritates me a great deal, because I think most memoirs are false novels.
Paul AusterYou're too good for this world, and because of that the world will eventually crush you.
Paul AusterWhat matters is not how well you can avoid trouble, but how you cope with trouble when it comes.
Paul AusterMoney, of course, is never just money. It's always something else, and it's always something more, and it always has the last word.
Paul AusterI don't like talking about my work at all. I find it very difficult. I never know what to say. It's too close to me, and there's so many things happening unconsciously while I'm working that I'm not aware of, and people will point these things out to me, and I'll say, "That's interesting." But I don't know what to make of it.
Paul Auster