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Words Quotes by Paul Auster
- I write the paragraph, then I'm crossing out, changing words, trying to improve it. When it seems more or less OK, then I type it…
- I think people are trying out ideas with the new technology and it's too early to say where it's going exactly. But again, whether it's…
- 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…
- In other words: It seems to me that I will always be happy in the place where I am not. Or, more bluntly: Wherever I…
- The story is not in the words; it's in the struggle.
- Every book is an image of solitude. It is a tangible object that one can pick up, put down, open, and close, and its words…
- Surely it is an odd way to spend your life - sitting alone in a room with a pen in your hand, hour after hour,…
- Bodies count, of course - they count more than we're willing to admit - but we don't fall in love with bodies, we fall in…
- To care about words, to have a stake in what is written, to believe in the power of books - this overwhelms the rest, and…
- Then, without any warning, we both straightened up, turned towards each other, and began to kiss. After that, it is difficult for me to speak…
- Writing begins in the body, it is the music of the body, and even if the words have meaning, can sometimes have meaning, the music…
- and now we get to the hard part. the endings, the farewells, and the famous last words. if you don't hear from me often, remember…
- I've been trying to fit everything in, trying to get to the end before it's too late, but I see now how badly I've deceived…
More Words Quotes
- Nothing we use or hear or touch can be expressed in words that equal what is given by the senses. — Hannah Arendt
- I write the paragraph, then I'm crossing out, changing words, trying to improve it. When it seems more or less OK, then… — Paul Auster
- Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words. — Francis of Assisi
- When old people speak it is not because of the sweetness of words in our mouths; it is because we see something… — Chinua Achebe
- Mr. Bean is at his best when he is not using words, but I am equally at home in both verbal and… — Rowan Atkinson
- I don't think of poetry as a 'rational' activity but as an aural one. My poems usually begin with words or phrases… — Margaret Atwood
- The genesis of a poem for me is usually a cluster of words. The only good metaphor I can think of is… — Margaret Atwood
- The words of a dead man are modified in the guts of the living. — Wystan Hugh Auden
- The words printed here are concepts. You must go through the experiences. — Saint Augustine
- Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride… — Jane Austen
- Prayer is an act of love; words are not needed. Even if sickness distracts from thoughts, all that is needed is the… — Teresa of Avila
- The custom of speaking to God Almighty as freely as with a slave - caring nothing whether the words are suitable or… — Teresa of Avila