“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.”
More from Paul Auster
“Just think it, and chances are it will happen.”
“I think if we didn’t contradict ourselves, it would be awfully boring. It would be tedious…”
“The story is not in the words; it’s in the struggle.”
“...you’re too good for this world, and because of that, the world will eventually crush…”