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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There's something about the sound of a train that's very romantic and nostalgic and hopeful.

There's something about the sound of a train that's very romantic and nostalgic and hopeful.

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...

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

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

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 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...

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...

I'm more interested in what I discover than what I invent.

I'm more interested in what I discover than what I invent.

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...

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...

I don't very often think I've done a good job. I don't like the majority...

I don't very often think I've done a good job. I don't like the majority...

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...

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

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

Music is forever; music should grow and mature with you, following you right on up...

Music is forever; music should grow and mature with you, following you right on up...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

It's pointless to be critical of your stuff once it's done. I don't spend a...

It's pointless to be critical of your stuff once it's done. I don't spend a...

Who am I to blow against the wind?

Who am I to blow against the wind?