We took a flight to Marseille and from by train to Valence to visit Sarah’s parents and stay a few days in the countryside. 

I was saddened to learn that Paul Auster has recently died at age 77. He published numerous novels, besides the famous The New York Trilogy (1987) and the autobiographical books Winter Journal (2012) and Report From the Interior (2013).

This Week’s Wisdom from Paul Auster

“The essence of being an artist is to confront the thing you’re trying to do. To tackle it head on. And if, in wrestling with these things, you manage to make something that’s good, it will have its own beauty.”

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✺ I’m watching three brilliant series at the moment, all highly recommended: Bodyguard, Yellowstone, Shōgun