You want to be a writer, don’t know how or when? Find a quiet place, use a humble pen.
PAUL SIMONTake two bodies and you twirl them into one, their hearts and their bones, and they won’t come undone.
More Paul Simon Quotes
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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.
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The course of a lifetime runs/over and over again.
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Given all the facts that I’m young and I’m in good health and I’m famous – that I have talent, I have money – given all these facts, I want to know why I’m so unhappy.
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A songwriter’s supreme challenge is being complex and simple at the same time.
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When I was 15, I made a solo record. It made Artie very unhappy. He looked upon it as something of a betrayal.
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People often called us perfectionists, but we were not looking for perfection. We were looking for some kind of magic in the music.
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I don’t feel any pressure from fans. But I’m always in some kind of state of emotional turmoil. I would not describe myself as happy-go-lucky. That’s not to say that I’m not happy.
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Faith is an island in the setting sun, But proof is the bottom line for everyone.
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I’m always going forward toward something, and that something is usually an album, because I like to record. I probably like to record more than I like to write.
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We work our jobs, collect our pay, believe were gliding down the highway, when in fact we’re slip sliding away.
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There’s something about the sound of a train that’s very romantic and nostalgic and hopeful.
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It’s actually very difficult to make something both simple and good.
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Much of songwriting is simply a mystery.
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We’ve survived by believing our life is going to get better.
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I met my old lover on the street last night, she seemed glad to see me.
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