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

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....

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

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

We had many more points of agreement than we had points of difference, but we...

We had many more points of agreement than we had points of difference, but we...

I don't believe what the papers are saying They're just out to capture my dime,...

I don't believe what the papers are saying They're just out to capture my dime,...

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 don't think that Simon and Garfunkel as a live act compares to Simon and...

I don't think that Simon and Garfunkel as a live act compares to Simon and...

The record company stay out of my way. Whenever the record is finished, they take...

The record company stay out of my way. Whenever the record is finished, they take...

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...

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....

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

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

Without Arthur's voice, I never would have enjoyed that success.

Without Arthur's voice, I never would have enjoyed that success.

Someone told me it's all happening at the zoo.

Someone told me it's all happening at the zoo.

I don't consider myself to be a major talent, so the only solace I can...

I don't consider myself to be a major talent, so the only solace I can...

Improvisation is too good to leave to chance.

Improvisation is too good to leave to chance.

I don't like fashion. It's very heartless.

I don't like fashion. It's very heartless.

Faith is an island in the setting sun, But proof is the bottom line for...

Faith is an island in the setting sun, But proof is the bottom line for...

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...

One of the things that upset me was some of the criticism leveled at Simon...

One of the things that upset me was some of the criticism leveled at Simon...

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.

Listen to the sound of silence.

Listen to the sound of silence.