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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Not every song I write is ecstasy. And it can happen only one time. After...

Not every song I write is ecstasy. And it can happen only one time. After...

When we came into the studio I became more and more me, making the tracks...

When we came into the studio I became more and more me, making the tracks...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

We just did what we'd done when we were an act in the '60s. But...

We just did what we'd done when we were an act in the '60s. But...

Long ago, it must be, I have a photograph ~~ Preserve your memories, they're all...

Long ago, it must be, I have a photograph ~~ Preserve your memories, they're all...

As long as you have capital punishment there is no guarantee that innocent people won't...

As long as you have capital punishment there is no guarantee that innocent people won't...

If you can get humor and seriousness at the same time, you've created a special...

If you can get humor and seriousness at the same time, you've created a special...

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...

I question what emotion Manilow touches. People are entertained by him. But are they emotionally...

I question what emotion Manilow touches. People are entertained by him. But are they emotionally...

My life so common it disappears and sometimes even music cannot substitute for tears.

My life so common it disappears and sometimes even music cannot substitute for tears.

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...

I lived in an attached house. My father used to drive into the wrong driveway...

I lived in an attached house. My father used to drive into the wrong driveway...

Listen to the sound of silence.

Listen to the sound of silence.

The thought that life could be better is woven indelibly into our hearts and our...

The thought that life could be better is woven indelibly into our hearts and our...

Anybody can do bad work, but not everybody does good work.

Anybody can do bad work, but not everybody does good work.

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...

All lies and jests, still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards...

All lies and jests, still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards...