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title: "As my friend George Oppen once said to me about getting old: what a strange thing to happen to a little boy."
date: 2013-09-27 17:22:50 +00
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As my friend George Oppen once said to me about getting old: what a strange thing to happen to a little boy.

— <p><a href="http://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/121/the-art-of-fiction-no-178-paul-auster">Paul Auster</a> <a href="http://theparisreview.tumblr.com/post/62420041067/as-my-friend-george-oppen-once-said-to-me-about"> </a> (via <a href="http://thisisnthappiness.com/" class="tumblr\_blog">nevver</a>)</p> <p>I liked the bits about the machine and the madhouse too.</p>

September 27th, 2013 10:22am