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"If there was no hole in that skull now, it was only because I was stupid and lucky, because for once in my life my luck had won out over my stupidity."
-Auster, Paul. The Book of Illusions.
— Nov 06, 2026 07:39PM
-Auster, Paul. The Book of Illusions.
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"Ben" Yair
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"There might have been other articles and chapters written about Hector over the years, but I wasn’t aware of them. I only had what was in the box, and what was in the box was all I had managed to find."
-Auster, Paul. The Book of Illusions.
— Nov 06, 2026 05:51PM
-Auster, Paul. The Book of Illusions.
"Ben" Yair
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"In that one small gesture—the hand hovering in the air, the open palm no more than an inch from the girl’s head—we understand that Hector has been reduced to nothing."
-Auster, Paul. The Book of Illusions.
— Nov 06, 2026 04:40PM
-Auster, Paul. The Book of Illusions.
"Ben" Yair
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"Half of the films were within driving distance of my house."
-Auster, Paul. The Book of Illusions.
— Nov 02, 2026 11:00AM
-Auster, Paul. The Book of Illusions.