All lies and jests, still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest.
PAUL SIMONAnthony 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.
More Paul Simon Quotes
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Somewhere in a burst of glory / Sound becomes a song.
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Maybe the heart is part of the mist. And that’s all that there is or could ever exist. Maybe and maybe and maybe some more. Maybe’s the exit that I’m looking for.
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I regret the ending of our friendship and hope one day before we die, we’ll make peace with each other . . . No rush.
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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.
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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.
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Then she kissed me and I realized she probably was right, there must be fifty ways to leave your lover.
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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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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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The more I get to thinking, the less I tend to laugh.
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I’ve got nothing to do today but smile.
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Don’t want to end up a cartoon in a cartoon grave yard.
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I stepped outside to smoke a J and when I came back to the room, everybody just seemed to move.
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If you can get humor and seriousness at the same time, you’ve created a special little thing, and that’s what I’m looking for, because if you get pompous, you lose everything.
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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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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