Why am I so soft in the middle when the rest of my life is so hard?

Quote by Paul Simon

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I'm not in it for the money. I like music. I love to write music....

I'm not in it for the money. I like music. I love to write music....

I rate each album as better than the last one. That's how I see it.

I rate each album as better than the last one. That's how I see it.

When I began making my own albums, the songs became funkier. They were more about...

When I began making my own albums, the songs became funkier. They were more about...

We got on American Bandstand, where kids would dance to a record and then rate...

We got on American Bandstand, where kids would dance to a record and then rate...

I was eating in a Chinese restaurant downtown. There was a dish called Mother and...

I was eating in a Chinese restaurant downtown. There was a dish called Mother and...

I suppose an artist takes the elements of his life and rearranges them and then...

I suppose an artist takes the elements of his life and rearranges them and then...

You want to be a writer, don't know how or when? Find a quiet place,...

You want to be a writer, don't know how or when? Find a quiet place,...

There must be 50 ways to leave your lover.

There must be 50 ways to leave your lover.

Some people never say the words 'I love you' It's not their style to be...

Some people never say the words 'I love you' It's not their style to be...

Time, time, time, See what's become of me, While I look around all my possibilities

Time, time, time, See what's become of me, While I look around all my possibilities

I don't feel any pressure from fans. But I'm always in some kind of state...

I don't feel any pressure from fans. But I'm always in some kind of state...

And so you see I have come to doubt ~~ All that I once held...

And so you see I have come to doubt ~~ All that I once held...

My whole artistic life has always been about change, change, change, move on, move on....

My whole artistic life has always been about change, change, change, move on, move on....

Being an artist doesn't mean that you're a good artist. That was the bargain I...

Being an artist doesn't mean that you're a good artist. That was the bargain I...

People often called us perfectionists, but we were not looking for perfection. We were looking...

People often called us perfectionists, but we were not looking for perfection. We were looking...

Improvisation is too good to leave to chance.

Improvisation is too good to leave to chance.

I try to open up my heart as much as I can and keep a...

I try to open up my heart as much as I can and keep a...

We've survived by believing our life is going to get better.

We've survived by believing our life is going to get better.

The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenements halls and...

The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenements halls and...

It's a big error to think that because you like somebody's work, you're going to...

It's a big error to think that because you like somebody's work, you're going to...