# Quote — Paul Auster, The New York Trilogy

> The story is not in the words; it's in the struggle.

- Author: [Paul Auster](https://www.leafyquotes.com/paul-auster.md)
- Book: [The New York Trilogy](https://www.leafyquotes.com/paul-auster/the-new-york-trilogy.md)
- Page: 294
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