Opening-lines Quote by Paul Auster Download Open image ““I was looking for a quiet place to die.”” — Paul Auster ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.0 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Opening-lines Quiet place
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I had made an empirical discovery and it carried all the weight of a mathematical proof. — Paul Auster Copy Share Image
As long as there's one person to believe it, there's no story that can't be true. — Paul Auster Copy Share Image
Writing has always had a tactile quality for me. It's a physical experience. — Paul Auster Copy Share Image
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Our lifelong certainties about the world can be demolished in a single second. — Paul Auster Copy Share Image
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