728 Quotes by Paul Auster

I was in the book, and the book was in my head, and as long as I stayed inside my head, I could go on writing the book. It was like living in a padded cell, but of all the lives I could have lived at that moment, it was the only one that made sense to me. I wasn't capable of being in the world, and I knew that if I tried to go back into it before I was ready, I would be crushed.

I was looking for a quiet place to die. Someone recommended Brooklyn

I was looking for a quiet place to die.

Mr. Bones knew that Willy wasn't long for this world. The cough had been inside him for over six months, and by now there wasn't a chance in hell that he would ever get rid of it.

For one whole year he did nothing but drive, traveling back and forth across America as he waited for the money to run out.

وما يأملون به يمكن أن يكون أي شيء ما دام أمرا ممتنع الحدوث

una vida rota por el exceso y la escasez de este mundo

nadie hace nada en esta vida sin alguien que crea en él

La vida nos arrastra de muchas maneras que no podemos controlar y casi nada permanece con nosotros.