“One of the odd things about being himself ... was that there seemed to be several of him, that he wasn't just one person but a collection of contradictory selves, and each time he was with a different person, he himself was different as well.”
Paul Auster is an American author known for his unique narrative style and philosophical reflections. His works often explore themes of identity, memory, and reality, and have won him a wide audience. more
“She was becoming herself, casting aside that fictitious self which we assume like a garment.”
“I'm not afraid of what I am. I'm afraid I will see what I am not.”
“The main interest in life and work is to become someone else that you were not in the beginning.”
“Be who you are, not who you wished to be.”
“Some people are kinder to strangers than they are to themselves.”