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I feel now, in my impending old age, very lucky. I just can't tell you how lucky I feel, that I've managed to first of all, stay alive this long, in reasonably good health, and that I've been able to do what I want to do.
Paul Auster
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Paul Auster
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: February 3
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Money's important. Everyone cares about money. And when you don't have money, money becomes the overriding obsession of your life.
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What used to keep me up at night was the fact that I didn't know how I was going to pay the rent. Now that I can pay the rent, I'm worrying about people I care about, you know, the people I love. The little aches and pains of my children that I, my family. That's always first.
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There's love, and certainly children you care about more than yourself. But nevertheless, we're alone in our heads.
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