3 February: Paul Auster Quotes

Paul Auster, US writer, was born on this date in 1947. 10 quotes from him:

1. There's hope for everyone. That's what makes the world go round.
2. Everything can change at any moment, suddenly and forever.
3. Stories only happen to those who are able to tell them.
4. It often happens that things are other than what they seem, and you can get yourself into trouble by jumping to conclusions.
5. If you're not ready for everything, you're not ready for anything.
6. All men contain several men inside them, and most of us bounce from one self to another without ever knowing who we are.
7. You can't put your feet on the ground until you've touched the sky.
8. To leave the world a little better than you found it. That's the best a man can ever do.
9. What matters is not how well you can avoid trouble, but how you cope with trouble when it comes.
10. Wounds are an essential part of life, and until you are wounded in some way, you cannot become a man.

Who's That Girl?

Matt Webster lives in a tower block and attends a failing school. He dreams of being a spy like James Bond. Little does he know that he is being watched by someone who can make him into even more than that – a superhero.

His first solo mission is to attend a ball at the Decembrian Embassy and discover who is planning to steal a priceless diamond. While there, he meets the mysterious Lady Antonia du Cane, and is powerfully drawn to her. It soon becomes clear, however, that Lady du Cane is not what she seems. Matt’s quest to discover who she really is almost costs him his career.

A modern day Guy Fawkes gathers a coterie around him with the aim of blowing up Parliament with a nuclear bomb. To achieve this, they need money. Lots of it. Selling the Heart of Decembria Diamond will provide more than enough. All that stands in their way is the Freedom League – but the League is beset by internal disagreements. Can the heroes put their differences aside in time to save the day?

Prime Minister Richard Miller and his wife Fiona grieve for their daughter, Yasmin, who has been missing for three years, and is presumed to be dead. Viper agent Violet Parker could hold the key to what happened to Yasmin, but Violet is accused of giving away the organisation’s secrets. She is to be executed without trial. Will she take her knowledge of what happened to Yasmin with her to her grave?

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