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Was a sunny day, not a cloud in the sky. Not a negative word was heard.

Paul Simon

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.
PAUL SIMON

Expectation History Live People Record Success Yourself
I don’t know what I’m going to write when I begin to write. It feels like you are walking down a path, but you can’t see around the bend and you don’t know where you are going to go, which is fun.
PAUL SIMON

Beginning Known See Writing Yourself
Take me. I’m an ordinary player in the key of C. And my will was broken by my pride and my vanity. Who’s gonna love you when you’re looks are gone? God will. Like he waters the flowers on your window sill.
PAUL SIMON

Appearance Break Flower God Ordinary Player Vanity
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
And so you see I have come to doubt -All that I once held as true ~ I stand alone without beliefs -The only truth I know is you
PAUL SIMON

Belief Doubt Known See Stand True Yourself
Music is forever; music should grow and mature with you, following you right on up until you die.
PAUL SIMON

Death Follow Forever Growth Music Right Yourself
Time, time, time, see what’s become of me, While I looked around, For my possibilities; I was so hard to please
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Myself Possible See Time
No one dare disturb the sound of silence.
PAUL SIMON

Dare Disturb Oneself Silence Sound
Faith is an island in the setting sun, But proof is the bottom line for everyone.
PAUL SIMON

Evidence Faith Hope Line Sun
You want to be a writer, don’t know how or when? Find a quiet place, use a humble pen.
PAUL SIMON

Humble Known Pen Place Quiet Writing Yourself
By the time I was 12 or 13, I felt that I was special, because I could play the guitar and write songs.
PAUL SIMON

Feeling Guitar Play Song Time Writing
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
Don’t want to end up a cartoon in a cartoon grave yard.
PAUL SIMON

End Grave Result
It’s very helpful to start with something that’s true. If you start with something that’s false, you’re always covering your tracks. Something simple and true, that has a lot of possibilities, is a nice way to begin.
PAUL SIMON

Beginning Fake Possible Simplicity Start True Way
People talking without speaking, People listening without hearing, Sounds of Silence.
PAUL SIMON

Listening People Silence Sound Talk
These are the days of miracle and wonder.
PAUL SIMON

Days Instagram Captions Miracle Wonder
The course of a lifetime runs/over and over again.
PAUL SIMON

Course Life Run Time
Nor is it strange That after changes upon changes, we are more or less the same.
PAUL SIMON

Change Same Strange
Was a sunny day, not a cloud in the sky. Not a negative word was heard.
PAUL SIMON

Cloud Day Heard Sky Word
You know, life is what you make of it- so beautiful or so what.
PAUL SIMON

Beautiful Life Yourself
We’re living in a certain time, and we’re aware of it. And that’s part of what we’re aware of, along with our own personal aches and pains.
PAUL SIMON

Aware Live Myself Pain Personal Time
Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
PAUL SIMON

Eyes Lonely Nation Yourself
The phrasing didn’t work as well.
PAUL SIMON

Phrase Well Work
Who am I to blow against the wind?
PAUL SIMON

Blow Myself Wind
Anthony Heilbut has been a guide and a mentor to me. I know of no one who has the love and depth of knowledge of this extraordinary author.
PAUL SIMON

Author Guide Knowledge Mentor Myself
Cecilia was made in a living room on a Sony. It was like a little piece of magical fluff, bur it works. El Condor Pasa a Los Incas record that I love. Bridge is a very strong melodic song.
PAUL SIMON

Live Magic Movie Pieces Song
The record company stay out of my way. Whenever the record is finished, they take it.
PAUL SIMON

Company Finish Myself Record Stay

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