--- title: "1 Son Father Quotes By Paul Auster" description: "1 Son Father quotes by Paul Auster. Plus more from Paul Auster and more Son Father sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/539/paul-auster-351_becoming_when-the-father-dies-he-writes-the-son-b_765868.jpg" --- > [When the father dies, he writes, the son becomes his own father and his own son. He looks at is son and sees himself in the face of the boy. He imagines what the boy sees when he looks at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-auster/when-the-father-dies-he-writes-the-son-becomes-his-own-father-and-his/) [Paul Auster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-auster/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/539/paul-auster-351_becoming_when-the-father-dies-he-writes-the-son-b_765868.jpg) ## More by Paul Auster > [“On his best walks, he was able to feel that he was nowhere. 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