Quotes by Paul Simon

“Some people never say the words I love you. Its not their style to be so bold. Some people never say those words: I love you But, like a child, theyre longing to be told.”

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

“Sail on, Silver girl Sail on by Your time has come to shine All your dreams are on their way See how they shine”

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

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

“My whole artistic life has always been about change, change, change, move on, move on. Its the only thing I find interesting.”

“A man sees what he wants to see, And disregards the rest”

“The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenements halls and whispered in the sounds of silence”

“Time, time, time, See whats become of me, While I look around all my possibilities”

“Listen to the sound of silence”

“She says, maybe these emotions are as near to love as love will ever be.”

“The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time.”

“Im more interested in what I discover than what I invent”

“You want to be a writer, dont know how or when? Find a quiet place, use a humble pen.”

“And every strangers face I see Reminds me that I long to be, homeward bound”

“She comes back to tell me shes gone. As if I didnt know that, as if I didnt know my own bed. As if Id never noticed the way she brushed her hair from her forehead.”

“She looked me over and I guess she thought I was alright. Alright in a sort of limited way for an off-night.”

“She was physically forgottenThen she slipped into my pocketWith my car keysShe said youve taken me for grantedBecause I please you”

“Ive got to admit its getting better. Its a little better all the time.”

“I fall to my knees, shake a rattle at the sky, Im afraid that Ill be taken, abandoned, and forsaken in her cold coffee eyes.”