Quote by Paul Auster

All I wanted to do was write - at the time, poems, and prose, too. I guess my ambition was simply to make money however I could to keep myself going in some modest way, and I didn't need much, I was unmarried at the time, no children.

All I wanted to do was write - at the time, poems, and prose

Summary

In this quote, the speaker expresses their simple ambition of writing poems and prose in order to make enough money to sustain themselves. They highlight their independence and lack of responsibilities, such as being unmarried and having no children, implying that they didn't need much to support their modest lifestyle. Ultimately, their main goal was to pursue their passion for writing while also ensuring a basic level of financial stability.

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By Paul Auster

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