There is a moment, a chip in time, when leaving home is the lesser crime.
PAUL SIMONThen she kissed me and I realized she probably was right, there must be fifty ways to leave your lover.
More Paul Simon Quotes
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The abstract music is just more interesting because it doesn’t really have anything to say, but if it is good, it creates thoughts and feelings, and I enjoy that. For me, once the music creates those thoughts and feelings, I begin to write a song about it.
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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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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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When I first heard Elvis perform “Bridge Over Trouble Water” it was unbelivable,and I thought to myself, how the hell can I compete with that?
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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.
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These are the days of miracle and wonder.
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I feel I should try to reveal. When you hit it right, you produce an emotional response in the listener that can be cathartic. When you’re wrong, you’re soppy, sentimental.
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I want to rid my heart of envy, and cleanse my soul of rage before I’m through.
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Much of songwriting is simply a mystery.
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And she said ‘Losing love is like a window in your heart, Everybody sees you’re blown apart, Everybody feels the wind blow.’
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I don’t very often think I’ve done a good job. I don’t like the majority of what I do. I shouldn’t say I don’t like it, but I’m not satisfied with almost everything that I do.
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There must be 50 ways to leave your lover.
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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.
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A lot of talent is a gift, but a lot is also luck. I’m very aware of that. I was born in the right place at the right time. I am also blessed because I’ve never been a sex symbol. I’m spared the embarrassment of acting young.
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The course of a lifetime runs/over and over again.
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