Paul Auster Quotes
We exist for ourselves, perhaps, and at times we even have a glimmer of who we are, but in the end we can never be sure, and as our lives go on, we become more and more opaque to ourselves, more and more aware of our own incoherence. No one can cross the boundary into another – for the simple reason that no one can gain access to himself.
Quotes to Explore
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I have been the struggler of the century. Fortunately, everyone loves the underdog.
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These things don't just come, arrive and settle like a bird picking up a few bits of crumbs. They develop. I think the best word for these things is develop. They develop because of the human beings who just happen to be there at the time.
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For me, with a character, you start with the shoes.
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Sometimes when you finish a book, you don't know quite what you've got.
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I knew nothing about martial arts. And I don't really like it! But in the film, I not only had to pretend that I knew all about it, I had to be the best at it. That was very difficult.
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In chess, you should be as cool as a cucumber.
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A well-aimed spear is worth three.
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Well, yeah, but I probably wasn't as open about my desperation.
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Life is short, and we should respect every moment of it.
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This election could come down to just a handful of votes. It could come down to just one vote.
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I'm definitely not a super great guitarist. Ultimately, I just write a lot of love songs.
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If I had my way, the woman I marry, she wouldn't be a part of Twitter and she wouldn't be on Facebook.
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Dead men tell no tales.
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I've always wanted to do a lot of things.
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If I ever have sex with someone I might be able to develop a sense of humor.
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You rewind. You think of your preparation. You think of everything you did throughout the week, your life, the practices, the intensity. Everything flashes, and you come right back to that point. And it's like, game on.
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I decided to set out to prove that you could make a reasonable living building for the poor using recycled materials and only hiring unskilled labor.
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Everybody loves vampire stories, and if there's one show in particular that's done really well, it just opens the door and the opportunity for more of those kind of stories to get through.
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How can anyone become a thinker unless he spends at least a third of every day away from passions, people, and books?
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I am struck by the curious reflection that if everything is inevitable, as our élites tell us, well then we don't really need them. After all, this is the biggest and most expensive élite in history. Either they should do their job or make way.
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I want the deepest, darkest, sickest parts of you that you are afraid to share with anyone because I love you that much.
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We exist for ourselves, perhaps, and at times we even have a glimmer of who we are, but in the end we can never be sure, and as our lives go on, we become more and more opaque to ourselves, more and more aware of our own incoherence. No one can cross the boundary into another – for the simple reason that no one can gain access to himself.
