If you’ll be my body guard, I can be your long lost pal.
PAUL SIMONWe’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.
More Paul Simon Quotes
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Life I love you, all is groovy.
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She said the man in the gabardine suit was a spy I said ‘Be careful his bowtie is really a camera’
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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 like them all. They’re all pictures of me when I wrote them. I have no favorite songs.
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Breakdowns come, and breakdowns go.
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Nor is it strange That after changes upon changes, we are more or less the same.
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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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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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The phrasing didn’t work as well.
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These are the days of miracle and wonder.
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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 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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Someone could walk into this room and say your life is on fire.
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Somewhere in a burst of glory / Sound becomes a song.
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You want to be a writer, don’t know how or when? Find a quiet place, use a humble pen.
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