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You want to be a writer, don’t know how or when? Find a quiet place, use a humble pen.

Paul Simon

Artie is a singer, and I’m a writer and player and a singer. We didn’t work together on a creative level and prepare the songs. I did that.
PAUL SIMON

Creativity Myself Player Preparation Sing Singer Writing
It was easier than explaining DiMaggio’s use as a metaphor.
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Explaining Metaphor
Having a track record to live up to and the history of successes had become a hindrance. It becomes harder to break out of what people expect you to do.
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Expectation History Live People Record Success Yourself
Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
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Eyes Lonely Nation Yourself
The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenements halls and whispered in the sounds of silence.
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Silence Sound Word Writing
I try to open up my heart as much as I can and keep a real keen eye out that I don’t get sentimental. I think we’re all afraid to reveal our hearts. It’s not at all in fashion.
PAUL SIMON

Emotion Fashion Heart Open Reality
Time it was And what a time it was, it was A time of innocence A time of confidences Long ago it must be I have a photograph Preserve your memories They’re all that’s left you.
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Innocence Memories Preservation Time Yourself
I met my old lover on the street last night. She seemed so glad to see me, I just smiled. Then we talked about some old times and we drank ourselves some beers, still crazy after all these years.
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Crazy Happiness Lover Old Ourselves Time
Serious numbers will speak to us always.
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Myself Serious Talk
All I’ve got to do today is smile.
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One Liner Smile
I’ve got nothing to do today but smile.
PAUL SIMON

Day Myself Self Love Smile
There is a moment, a chip in time, when leaving home is the lesser crime.
PAUL SIMON

Crime Leave Moments Time
Faith is an island in the setting sun, But proof is the bottom line for everyone.
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Evidence Faith Hope Line Sun
The dialogue between what’s going on in the world and what’s going on internally seems to be a natural thing – well, it’s natural to me, anyway, to have these thoughts.
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Myself Natural Thinking World
Someone could walk into this room and say your life is on fire.
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Fire Life Room Walk
She said a good day ain’t got no rain She said a bad day is when I lie in the bed And I think of things that might have been.
PAUL SIMON

Bad Day Goodness Myself Rain Thinking

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