I didn't get how big it was until I went home, turned on the television and saw it on all the news, and later that night on the front pages of all the newspapers. Then I got it.

I think Bridge Over Troubled Water was a very good song. Artie sang it beautifully. The Boxer was a really nice record. But I don't think I've written any great songs.

I want to rid my heart of envy, and cleanse my soul of rage before I'm through.

The leaves that are green turn to brown. And they wither with the wind. And they crumble in your hand.

People talking without speaking,/ People listening without hearing...Sounds of Silence.

The words come. Usually, it's a long time before they come. And then when they start to come, it doesn't take so long for it to be finished. It takes a long time to begin. And then it sort of gets finished.

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