“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 him and finds himself becoming his own father. Inexplicably, he is moved by this. It is not just the sight of the boy that moves him, not even the thought of standing inside his father, but what he sees in the boy of his own vanished past. It is a nostalgia for his own life that he feels, perhaps, a memory of his own boyhood as a son to his father.”
Quote by Paul Auster
Work
The Invention of Solitude
This book delves into the complexities of human solitude and the search for personal identity, offering a reflective and introspective look at the human condition. more
Author
You May Also Like
Source: The Invention of Solitude
“Laws aren't ghosts in this country, they walk around with the smell of earth on them.”
Source: Rabbit, Run
Source: Rabbit is Rich
“Atrocity is truly emperor; All things that thrive are slaves of cruel Creation.”
Source: Collected Poems, 1953-1993
Source: Rabbit, run ; Rabbit redux
