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I was extremely shy. And I simply didn't know how to go about it. It seemed a lot easier to write than to make films. All I needed was a pencil and a piece of paper, whereas filmmaking was something I had no access to.
Paul Auster
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Paul Auster
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: February 3
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As Siri says, who is deeply involved with neuroscience, emotion consolidates memory, and I think that's true.
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